Allocation of time between genders and the labor market: an analysis between Married and single to Brazil

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Abstract

This paper analyzes the differences of wage and time allocation between married and single individuals in Brazil in order to understand how marriage is associated with the wage distribution, the hours of work and the time spent in domestic labor of men and women. For that purpose, we use data from the National Household Sample Survey (PNAD) for the year 2015 and we employ three different estimation methods for complex surveys: ordinary least squares, Propensity Score Weighting, and Propensity Score Matching. The results indicate that married men have higher wage and work hours than single men, whereas married women increase their likelihood of performing domestic labor, as well as the hours spent in such activities. We also fi nd evidence that the time allocation between men and women is affected by the comparative advantage of the couple.

 


Keywords: marriage, labor, housework, comparative advantage, gender.

Author Biographies

Daniel de Abreu Pereira Uhr, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

Bolsista de produtividade em pesquisa do Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq). Doutor em Economia pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Economia da Universidade de Brasília (UnB). Professor do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Organizações e Mercados (PPGOM) e do Departamento de Economia da Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel).

Regis Augusto Ely, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

Bolsista de produtividade em pesquisa do Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq). Doutor em Economia pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Economia da Universidade de Brasília (UnB). Professor do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Organizações e Mercados (PPGOM) e do Departamento de Economia da Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel). Endereço para correspondência: Rua Gomes Carneiro, no 1, 4o andar, Departamento de Economia. Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul. Brasil. CEP: 96010-610.

Renata Pereira Cardoso, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.

Doutoranda no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Economia do Desenvolvimento da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.

Julia Gallego Ziero Uhr, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.

Doutora em Economia pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Economia da Universidade de Brasília (UnB). Professora do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Organizações e Mercados (PPGOM) e do Departamento de Economia da Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel).. Endereço para correspondência: Rua Gomes Carneiro, no 1, 4o andar, Departamento de Economia. Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul. Brasil. CEP: 96010-610.

 

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2019-12-31

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UHR, D. de A. P.; ELY, R. A.; CARDOSO, R. P.; UHR, J. G. Z. Allocation of time between genders and the labor market: an analysis between Married and single to Brazil. Nova Economia, [S. l.], v. 29, n. 3, p. 1041–1063, 2019. Disponível em: https://revistas.face.ufmg.br/index.php/novaeconomia/article/view/4268. Acesso em: 17 jul. 2024.

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Vol. 29 No. 3 (2019)

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