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Working Wives and Dual-Earner Families, Paperback / softback Book

Working Wives and Dual-Earner Families Paperback / softback

Paperback / softback

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This book analyzes the effects of wives' employment on the economic status of families, using both descriptive and empirical research.

The historical and socio-economic causes of change in the employment status of wives and husbands are detailed.

The empirical studies respond to some basic questions about dual-earner families: How does having an employed wife influence family lifestyles?

What effects do dual-earners have on the finances of their households and on the distribution of income?

What policy changes are needed to recognize the economic importance of dual-earner families?In Working Wives and Dual-Earner Families, one-earner and dual-earner families are differentiated, with particular attention to the impact of wives' employment status (full-time or part-time) on household decision making.

Among the most interesting research findings are: total family income or tax bracket and the cost of child care are among the critical determinants of dual-earner employment; married-couple families at the same level of income have very similar expenditure patterns regardless of whether the wife is employed; full-time working wives make the distribution of income less equal, but part-time working wives generate greater equality in the distribution of income; families with full-time working wives have higher income, but they do not save more or have greater financial assets than other families; families with part-time employed wives are similar to those with non-employed wives and differ from families with full-time employed wives.

The authors conclude that the real incomes of dual-earner families will continue to grow, as one-earner real income remains the same or declines.

Household planning and decision making will increasingly be predicated upon having two earners, which will be perceived as the norm.

Dual-earner families, based on amenities, mobility, growing families, and demands for public goods, will drive private markets and public policy.

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