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The effect of housework on wages in Germany : no impact at all

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  • Hirsch, Boris

    (University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Chair of Labour and Regional Economics)

  • Konietzko, Thorsten

    (University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Chair of Labour and Regional Economics)

Abstract

"This paper presents evidence on the impact of hours spent on housework activities on individuals' wages for Germany using data from both the German Socio-Economic Panel and the German Time Use Survey. In contrast to most of the international literature, we find no negative effect of housework on wages. This holds for men and women, for married and single individuals, and for part-time and full-time workers both in West and East Germany. Our insights do not change when we distinguish different types of housework activities or address the endogeneity of housework in our wage regressions by using instrumental variables estimators." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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  • Hirsch, Boris & Konietzko, Thorsten, 2013. "The effect of housework on wages in Germany : no impact at all," Journal for Labour Market Research, Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), Nürnberg [Institute for Employment Research, Nuremberg, Germany], vol. 46(2), pages 103-118.
    • Handle: RePEc:iab:iabjlr:v:46:i:2:p:103-118
    DOI: 10.1007/s12651-012-0119-5
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    1. Thorsten Konietzko, 2015. "Self-Employed Individuals, Time Use, and Earnings," Journal of Family and Economic Issues, Springer, vol. 36(1), pages 64-83, March.
    2. Leslie S. Stratton, 2020. "The determinants of housework time," IZA World of Labor, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), pages 133-133, May.

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    Keywords

    Bundesrepublik Deutschland ; Ehepartner ; Einkommenseffekte ; erwerbstätige Frauen ; erwerbstätige Männer ; geschlechtsspezifische Faktoren ; Hausarbeit ; allein Stehende ; Lohnhöhe ; Lohnunterschied ; Teilzeitarbeit ; Vollzeitarbeit ; Zeitbudget ; 2000-2009;
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    JEL classification:

    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
    • J22 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Time Allocation and Labor Supply
    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials

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