WHAT IS THE EFFECT OF HOUSEWORK ON THE MARKET WAGE, AND CAN IT EXPLAIN THE GENDER WAGE GAP?

Does housework reduce the market wage, and if so, does it have a similar impact for males and females? In this paper, we survey and evaluate the recent and growing empirical literature on the linkages between housework and the wage rate. The review is motivated by unexplained gender wage gaps across...

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