How important is anticipation of divorce in married women's labor supply decisions? An intercohort comparison using NLS data

    Authors

    B. Sen

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Econ. Lett.

    Keywords

    women; work; divorce; intercohort; FORCE PARTICIPATION; Economics

    Abstract

    I compare two birth-cohorts of married women and find that divorce-risk plays a significantly smaller role in the recent cohort's labor supply decision. This suggests that any decline in America's divorce rates will not substantially reduce married women's labor supply. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science S.A. All rights reserved. JEL classification: J16; J22; J12.

    Journal Title

    Economics Letters

    Volume

    67

    Issue/Number

    2

    Publication Date

    1-1-2000

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    209

    Last Page

    216

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000086756700013

    ISSN

    0165-1765

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