Abstract
In this paper we document that married individuals face a lower unemployment rate than their single counterparts. We refer to this phenomenon as the marriage unemployment gap. Despite dramatic demographic changes in the labor market over the last decades, this gap has been remarkably stable both for men and women. Using a flow-decomposition exercise, we assess which transition probabilities (across labor force states) are behind this phenomenon: For men, the main driver is the higher job losing probabilities faced by single workers. For females, the participation margin also plays a crucial role.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 20160060 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Frontiers of Macroeconomics |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Early online date | 6 Jun 2017 |
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| Publication status | Published - 26 Jan 2018 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
Research Groups and Themes
- ECON Macroeconomics
- ECON CEPS Welfare
Keywords
- households
- marriage
- unemployment
- worker flows
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