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The Role of Married Women's Labor Supply on Family Earnings Distribution in Japan

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  • Yukiko Abe

    (Hokkaido University)

  • Akiko S. Oishi

    (Chiba University)

Abstract

In this article, we empirically examine the impact of wives' participation in the labor market on family earnings inequality, by paying attention to the dynamic aspect of labor supply by wives. We find that wives' earnings have a moderate equalizing effect on family earnings inequality. Unlike in the United States, cohort effects in earnings inequality are relatively small in Japan. The correlation between husbands' and wives' earnings is small for almost every cohort in our cross-sectional data. The analysis of panel data suggests that married women's employment has a strong persistence, which has a significant impact on the level of family earnings.

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  • Yukiko Abe & Akiko S. Oishi, 2007. "The Role of Married Women's Labor Supply on Family Earnings Distribution in Japan," Journal of Income Distribution, Ad libros publications inc., vol. 16(3-4), pages 110-127, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:jid:journl:y:2007:v:16:i:3-4:p:110-127
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    1. Abe, Yukiko, 2011. "The Equal Employment Opportunity Law and labor force behavior of women in Japan," Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, Elsevier, vol. 25(1), pages 39-55, March.
    2. Ayal Kimhi, 2009. "Male Income, Female Income, and Household Income Inequality in Israel: A Decomposition Analysis," Journal of Income Distribution, Ad libros publications inc., vol. 18(3-4), pages 34-48, September.
    3. Abe, Yukiko, 2011. "Regional variations in labor force behavior of women in Japan," CEI Working Paper Series 2010-12, Center for Economic Institutions, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University.
    4. Abe, Yukiko, 2013. "Regional variations in labor force behavior of women in Japan," Japan and the World Economy, Elsevier, vol. 28(C), pages 112-124.

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    Keywords

    family earnings inequality; labor supply; married women;
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    JEL classification:

    • D31 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Personal Income and Wealth Distribution
    • J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure

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