Marriage, Gender, and Class: The Effects of Partner Resources on Unemployment Exit in Germany
Marriage, Gender, and Class: The Effects of Partner Resources on Unemployment Exit in Germany
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婚姻、性别和阶级：伴侣资源对德国失业退出的影响
DOI：
10.1093/sf/sot130
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发表时间：
2014
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影响因子：
4.8
通讯作者：
Corinna Kleinert
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作者：
Marita Jacob;Corinna Kleinert
关于社会不平等和家庭的研究表明，伴侣关系与个人的劳动力市场决定有关。在合伙关系中，失业是一个特别令人感兴趣的问题，因为随之而来的收入损失可能影响到整个家庭。在此背景下，我们研究了单身和夫妇在失业持续时间方面的差异，以及伴侣的收入和劳动力市场相关资源如何影响再就业。考虑到劳动力市场参与的性别和阶级差异，我们特别感兴趣的是在不同的经济环境下，男性和女性之间的合作伙伴支持的变化。 使用德国社会经济小组（GSOEP）的数据，我们发现，同居加速再就业，而婚姻只增加男性的再就业前景。更具体地说，合作伙伴的劳动力市场资源有助于再就业。虽然伴侣收入在绝对值上没有影响，但以前收入微薄的失业男女不再从事有报酬的工作。这种情况在中低收入夫妇中比在高收入家庭中更为明显。因此，失业加剧了夫妻之间和夫妻内部的不平等。
Research on social inequality and the family has indicated that partners are relevant to individuals’ labor market decisions. Unemployment is a particularly interesting issue in the partnership context because the ensuing loss of income may affect the entire family. Against this background, we examine how singles and couples differ in terms of unemployment duration and how a partner’s income and labor market–related resources influence re-employment. Considering the gender and class differences in labor market participation, we are particularly interested in variations in partner support between men and women in differing economic circumstances. Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP), we find that cohabitation accelerates re-employment, whereas marriage increases the prospect of re-employment only for men. More specifically, the partner’s labor market resources facilitate re-employment. Although partner income has no effect in absolute terms, unemployed men and women who were formerly minor earners refrain from reentering paid work. This pattern is more pronounced among low- and medium-income couples than among high-income families. Unemployment thus strengthens patterns of inequality both between and within couples.