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Title: Is Superwoman a Myth? Marriage, Children, and Wages
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Korenman, Sanders D. Neumark, David B. |
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Is Superwoman a Myth? Marriage, Children, and Wages Working Paper No. 94, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 1989 Cohort(s): Young Women Publisher: Federal Reserve Board Keyword(s): Children; Gender Differences; Human Capital; Marital Status; Marriage; Wages; Work Attachment This paper explores the relationships between marriage, children, and women's wages. It considers Becker's (1985) hypothesis that household responsibilities reduce the labor market productivity of married women relative to men or single women with comparable labor market human capital. Using a sample drawn from the NLS of Young Women, the authors explore potential biases in estimates of these relationships, including what is believed to be the first longitudinal analyses. No evidence was found that married women have lower labor market productivity than comparable single women. In addition, once account is taken of the effects of children on labor force attachment, there is no consistent association between children and women's wages. The findings suggest that wage differentials between men and women with similar human capital should not be attributed to the greater home responsibilities of married women. |
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Korenman, Sanders D. and David B. Neumark. "Is Superwoman a Myth? Marriage, Children, and Wages." Working Paper No. 94, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 1989. |