Do wifes' earnings contribute to reduce income inequality? : evidence from Spain

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Do wifes' earnings contribute to reduce income inequality? : evidence from Spain

dc.affiliation.dpto	UC3M. Departamento de Economía	es
dc.contributor.author	Alba, Alfonso
dc.contributor.author	Collado, M. Dolores
dc.contributor.other	Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Económicas
dc.date.accessioned	2009-07-01T15:16:17Z
dc.date.available	2009-07-01T15:16:17Z
dc.date.issued	1999
dc.description.abstract	In this paper we analyze the effect of female labor force participation on family income inequality. We present evidence from Spain by using data from the Family Expenditure Survey for 1980 and 1990. The case of Spain is particularly interesting because inequality decreased over the eighties, while the labor force articipation rate of married women increased substantially over the same period. Our results show that although female labor force participation has contributed to decrease income inequality in Spain, it is far from being one of the main factors behind the observed decrease in inequality over the eighties.
dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10016/4597
dc.language.iso	eng
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Working Paper
dc.relation.ispartofseries	WP-AD 99-11
dc.rights.accessRights	open access
dc.subject.eciencia	Economía
dc.subject.other	Income Inequality
dc.subject.other	Female Earnings
dc.subject.other	Female Participation
dc.title	Do wifes' earnings contribute to reduce income inequality? : evidence from Spain
dc.type	working paper	*
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