Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/194371 
Year of Publication: 
2016
Citation: 
[Journal:] IZA Journal of Labor Policy [ISSN:] 2193-9004 [Volume:] 5 [Issue:] 18 [Publisher:] Springer [Place:] Heidelberg [Year:] 2016 [Pages:] 1-15
Publisher: 
Springer, Heidelberg
Abstract: 
This paper examines whether and how the marital satisfaction of Japanese couples is related to the housework the spouse performs. For single-earner couples, both husbands and wives are more satisfied with the other spouse if the wife performs the greater share of the housework on weekdays. In dual-earner couples, both husbands and wives experience higher spousal satisfaction when the other spouse performs more housework on weekdays. Japanese dual-earner couples are unable to spend more time on housework, because wives are already performing a significant share of housework on weekdays while husbands are working long hours.
Subjects: 
Marriage
Housework/division of labor
Satisfaction
Time use
Wives’ employment
JEL: 
J12
J22
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Creative Commons License: 
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Document Type: 
Article

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