Journal Article
Research Spotlight: Marriage is Extra Work
Henry, Erin (2023-04)
An immense literature in economics is devoted to studying the labor supply of women and determining whether their supply differs by marital status or the presence of children. This literature has found, not surprisingly, that married women tend to have a lower supply of labor compared to women who have never been married. But there has been substantially less research on the relationship of marital status and labor supply for men. It turns out there is also a gap in annual hours worked between married men and men who have never been married, with married men working substantially more. ...
Econ Focus , Volume 23 , Issue 2Q , Pages 3

Work More, Make Much More? The Relationship between Lifetime Hours Worked and Lifetime Earnings
Bick, Alexander; Blandin, Adam; Rogerson, Richard (2024-03-12)
An analysis suggests that the hours that male workers spend on the job over a career is associated with both higher lifetime earnings and higher earnings growth.
On the Economy

How Job Risk and Human Capital Shape Male Lifetime Earnings Disparities
Ozkan, Serdar; Marks, Cassandra (2023-01-19)
Higher unemployment risk and fewer outside job offers appear to be key reasons why some men end up at the bottom of the lifetime earnings distribution for male workers.
On the Economy

Job Mobility Patterns and Lifetime Earnings Disparities among Male Workers
Ozkan, Serdar; Marks, Cassandra (2023-01-17)
Examining long-term wage growth of male workers, an analysis finds that job mobility can provide insights into the disparities in lifetime earnings distribution.
On the Economy