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Social norms, gender identity, and high-earning wives’ housework behavior in Japan: An identity economics framework

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This article takes an identity economics perspective to examine the housework behavior of Japanese wives of couples where both spouses work full-time, based on panel data from the Japanese Panel Survey of Consumers in 2000–2008. First, we show that Japanese wives are reluctant to reduce their housework time even when they out-earn their husbands. Second, there is no negative linear relationship between wives’ absolute income and the time they allocate to unpaid work. Last, we find no evidence that low-earning wives reduce their time spent on housework more rapidly than high-earning wives in Japan.

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  • Jun Ando, 2015. "Social norms, gender identity, and high-earning wives’ housework behavior in Japan: An identity economics framework," Japanese Economy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 41(1-2), pages 36-51, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:mes:jpneco:v:41:y:2015:i:1-2:p:36-51
    DOI: 10.1080/2329194X.2015.1105675
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    1. Jun Ando, 2021. "Wives’ gender identity, work hours, employment status, and life satisfaction: evidence from Japan," International Journal of Economic Policy Studies, Springer, vol. 15(1), pages 103-124, February.

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