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Author: Smith, Jennifer Ann
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1. Smith, Jennifer Ann
Family Wage Gap in the United States
M.A. Thesis, The University of New Mexico, 2005. MAI 44/01, p. 135, Feb 2006
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: ProQuest Dissertations & Theses (PQDT)
Keyword(s): Childbearing; Labor Economics; Wage Gap; Wages, Women

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The paper examines the wage disparities between parents and people without children. Using the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, 1979 Cohort, this study determines the family wage gap for the 1979 cohort and compares it to the gap determined by Anderson, Binder and Krause in 2002 and 2003. It is determined that a woman's penalty for childbearing has largely increased as the workforce has changed and their responsibilities in the home have not. It is determined that fathers see a significant premium for their children, and that this may be because fathers have support at home and their partners are taking the bearing the cost of household responsibilities.
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Smith, Jennifer Ann. Family Wage Gap in the United States. M.A. Thesis, The University of New Mexico, 2005. MAI 44/01, p. 135, Feb 2006.