The contribution of women's employment and earnings to household income inequality: a cross-country analysis
"Aggregate data shows an inverse relationship between female employment and income inequality. This paper investigates this relationship using micro-data for seventeen OECD countries. In all countries, female earnings exert an equalising force on the distribution of income in spite of large emp...
Main Author: | Harkness, Susan |
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Institution: | ETUI-European Trade Union Institute |
Format: | TEXT |
Language: | English |
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Luxembourg
2010
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Online Access: | https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19185315124919035979-The-contribution-of-women-s-em.htm |
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