Chichilnisky, Graciela and Frederiksen, Elisabeth Hermann (2008) An Equilibrium analysis of the gender wage gap. International Labour Review, 147. pp. 297-320. ISSN 0020-7780
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Within a two-sector general equilibrium model, women’s productivity in the marketplace decreases with the amount of household work they perform at home. Assuming that men’s and women’s household labour inputs are complementary here we prove the existence of multiple equilibria. In some, men and women allocate their labour equally and earn identical wages. In others, they allocate labour differently and earn different wages. In this context, beliefs about the inferiority of women’s productivity are shown to be self-fulfilling. By use of numerical examples, we show that welfare is highest when spouses allocate labour equally and suggest policy recommendations.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Keywords: | Gender, Women, Employment, Labour, Informal Sector, Reproductive Labour, Wages, Income, Wages, ILO |
| Subjects: | Gender in Fisheries and Aquaculture |
| Depositing User: | Chitti Babu ICSF |
| Date Deposited: | 31 May 2022 11:07 |
| Last Modified: | 31 May 2022 11:07 |
| URI: | http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/12727 |
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