Working Wives and Dual-Earner Families

Name: Working Wives and Dual-Earner Families
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ISBN: 9780275953386

ISBN-10: 0275953386

ISBN-13: 9780275953386

Edition: 1994

Authors: Bobye J. Riney, Rose Rubin

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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…

Book details

Copyright year: 1994
Publisher: ABC-CLIO, LLC
Publication date: 5/9/1995
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 6.13" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Preface


The Economics of Dual-Earner Families


Economic Change and Dual-Earner Families


Labor Force Participation and Characteristics of Married-Couple Families


Policy and Tax Responses to Dual-Earner Families


Economic Effects of Wives' Employment Expenditures of Married-Couple Families


Impact of Wife's Employment on Family


Income and Assets Wives' Employment and the Distribution of Income Dual-Earner Families


Bibliography


Index