This article offers an overview of and commentary on the articles in the volume, ponders some of the issues they raise, and recommends further research possibilities.
Blackaby, D. H. , P. S. Carlin, and P. D. Murphy. 1998. What a difference a wife makes: The effect of women’s hours of work on husbands’ hourly earnings. Bulletin of Economic Research50 (1): 1-18.
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Chun, Hyunbae , and Injae Lee. 2001. Why do married men earn more: Productivity or marriage selection?Economic Inquiry39 (2): 307-319.
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Hotchkiss, Julie L. , and Robert E. Moore. 1999. On the evidence of a working spouse penalty in the managerial labor market. Industrial & Labor Relations Review52 (3): 410-423.
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Jacobsen, Joyce P. , and Wendy L. Rayack. 1996. Do men whose wives work really earn less?American Economic Review86 (2): 268-273.
