The Wage Gap and the Leisure Gap for Double-Earner Couples

Empirical research has consistently shown that, on average, men are paid higher wages than women. Moreover, men enjoy more leisure time than women. We develop a noncooperative model of the private provision of family public goods to analyze whether the wage gap and the leisure gap are related. Simul...

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Published in:Journal of population economics 2008-04, Vol.21 (2), p.281-304
Main Authors: Beblo, Miriam, Robledo, Julio R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child care
Consumption
Couples
Decision making
Demography
Economic models
Economics
Economics and Finance
Empirical research
Family relations
Gender differences
Gender pay gap
Household income
Households
Husbands
Hypotheses
Intra-Household Allocations
Labor Economics
Leisure
Leisure industry
Leisure time
Men
OriginalPaper
Partners
Population Economics
Productivity
Public good
Public goods
Recreation
Sex inequality
Social Policy
Spouses
Studies
Time management
Time use
Wage differential
Wage differentials
Wages
Wages & salaries
Wives
Women
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Summary:Empirical research has consistently shown that, on average, men are paid higher wages than women. Moreover, men enjoy more leisure time than women. We develop a noncooperative model of the private provision of family public goods to analyze whether the wage gap and the leisure gap are related. Simultaneous and sequential decision-making structures within a couple lead to different empirical hypotheses. Our estimates based on the German Socio-Economic Panel data show that husbands enjoy, other things equal, more leisure time than their wives. This advantage can be explained if the husband is the Stackelberg leader in a sequential private provision game.
ISSN:0933-1433
1432-1475
DOI:10.1007/s00148-006-0132-5