Who is happier: Housewife or working wife?

Earlier research found no statistically significant difference in the happiness between a housewife and a working wife. However, there is now an expectation that a difference in their happiness exists today given the changes in the role of women in society. This paper revisits the issue using data f...

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Main Author: Beja, Edsel L, Jr
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Published: Archīum Ateneo 2014
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https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11482-013-9235-9
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spelling ph-ateneo-arc.economics-faculty-pubs-11092020-08-18T05:50:22Z Who is happier: Housewife or working wife? Beja, Edsel L, Jr Earlier research found no statistically significant difference in the happiness between a housewife and a working wife. However, there is now an expectation that a difference in their happiness exists today given the changes in the role of women in society. This paper revisits the issue using data from the 2000s. Results show that there is no difference in the happiness between a housewife and a working wife in the upper- and low-income economies. In contrast, results for the middle-income economies show that a part-time working wife is happier than a housewife and that both part-time working wife and housewife are happier than a full-time working wife. 2014-01-01T08:00:00Z text https://archium.ateneo.edu/economics-faculty-pubs/110 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11482-013-9235-9 Economics Department Faculty Publications Archīum Ateneo Happiness Life satisfaction Housewife Working wife Behavioral Economics Economics
institution Ateneo De Manila University
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country Philippines
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topic Happiness
Life satisfaction
Housewife
Working wife
Behavioral Economics
Economics
spellingShingle Happiness
Life satisfaction
Housewife
Working wife
Behavioral Economics
Economics
Beja, Edsel L, Jr
Who is happier: Housewife or working wife?
description Earlier research found no statistically significant difference in the happiness between a housewife and a working wife. However, there is now an expectation that a difference in their happiness exists today given the changes in the role of women in society. This paper revisits the issue using data from the 2000s. Results show that there is no difference in the happiness between a housewife and a working wife in the upper- and low-income economies. In contrast, results for the middle-income economies show that a part-time working wife is happier than a housewife and that both part-time working wife and housewife are happier than a full-time working wife.
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title Who is happier: Housewife or working wife?
title_short Who is happier: Housewife or working wife?
title_full Who is happier: Housewife or working wife?
title_fullStr Who is happier: Housewife or working wife?
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publisher Archīum Ateneo
publishDate 2014
url https://archium.ateneo.edu/economics-faculty-pubs/110
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11482-013-9235-9
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