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Expenditure Pattern Differentials between One-Earner and Dual-Earner Households: 1972-1973 and 1984

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  • Rubin, Rose M
  • Riney, Bobye J
  • Molina, David J

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The impact of women's changing work roles on household expenditures by married couples is analyzed for 1972-73 and 1984 utilizing data from the Consumer Expenditure Survey (CEX). One-earner households with a non-working wife (NWW) are compared at the same level of after-tax income to a dual-earner households in which the wife works part time (PWW) and to those with wives working full time (FWW). The analysis indicates that expenditure shares are fairly consistent among types of households over time in terms of wife's work status and income levels and that income is the most important determinant of expenditures. Copyright 1990 by the University of Chicago.

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  • Rubin, Rose M & Riney, Bobye J & Molina, David J, 1990. "Expenditure Pattern Differentials between One-Earner and Dual-Earner Households: 1972-1973 and 1984," Journal of Consumer Research, Journal of Consumer Research Inc., vol. 17(1), pages 43-52, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:jconrs:v:17:y:1990:i:1:p:43-52
    DOI: 10.1086/208535
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    1. Seonglim Lee & Jinkook Lee & Yunhee Chang, 2011. "What is the Cost of Married Women's Paid Work?," Working Papers WR-830, RAND Corporation.
    2. Seonglim Lee & Jinkook Lee & Yunhee Chang, 2014. "Is Dual Income Costly for Married Couples? An Analysis of Household Expenditures," Journal of Family and Economic Issues, Springer, vol. 35(2), pages 161-177, June.

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