Married to the military the employment and earnings of military wives compared with those of civilian wives

Today's military is a military of families; many service members are married, and many of their spouses work and contribute to family income. But military wives earn less than civilian wives, and this study seeks to understand why. The authors find that military wives, knowing they are likely t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores Corporativos: United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense (-), National Defense Research Institute (U.S.)
Otros Autores: Hosek, James R. (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Santa Monica, CA : Rand 2002.
Edición:1st ed
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009421494306719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • PREFACE; CONTENTS; FIGURES; TABLES; SUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ACRONYMS; Chapter One INTRODUCTION; Chapter Two THEORETICAL CONSIDERATIONS; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; Chapter Three DATA, METHODOLOGY, AND EMPIRICAL HYPOTHESES; DATA; EMPIRICAL METHODS; EMPIRICAL HYPOTHESES; Chapter Four DESCRIPTIVE RESULTS; HUSBAND-AND-WIFE EARNINGS; WIFE'S EARNINGS; WORKED IN YEAR; WORKED FULL-TIME; WEEKLY HOURS; ANNUAL WEEKS WORKED; WEEKLY EARNINGS; MIGRATION; SUMMARY OF DESCRIPTIVE FINDINGS; Chapter Five REGRESSION RESULTS; PREDICTED LABOR SUPPLY AND WEEKLY WAGE FOR SIMILAR WIVES; AGE; MIGRATION; CHILDREN
  • TIME TRENDSUNEMPLOYMENT RATE EFFECTS; LOCATION EFFECTS; Chapter Six CONCLUSION; DIRECTIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH; Appendix A DATA SOURCES; Appendix B SUMMARY STATISTICS AND REGRESSION COEFFICIENTS; Appendix C PRESENCE OF CHILDREN UNDER AGE 6 AMONG FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN; BIBLIOGRAPHY