Households’ responses to spousal job loss
All Change’ or ‘Carry on as Usual
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7423759 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Karon Gush (0000-0001-5113-172X, University of Essex), James Scott (0000-0003-3296-0375, University of Essex), Berthold Lausen (0000-0002-0594-7258, University of Essex), Heather Laurie (0000-0002-1875-8827, University of Essex) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 703-719 |
| Publication date | 2015-02-26 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Work Employment and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0950-0170 • E-ISSN: 1469-8722 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0950017014556411 |
| OpenAlex | W2117199523 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 17 |
| References cited | 42 |
Economic theory suggests that when a primary earner within a couple loses their job, one potential response is for the secondary earner to seek additional paid work to bolster their household finances. The empirical quantitative evidence regarding any such ‘added worker effect’ is mixed, and, to investigate why this might be, the article explores processes behind couples’ responses to job loss. Drawing on in-depth qualitative interviews conducted with a purposive sample selected from the Understanding Society Innovation Panel, the analysis examines: (a) anticipation surrounding job loss and job search responses; (b) the extent to which couples adopt long- or short-term labour market perspectives; and (c) whether couples seek to preserve their established division of paid and unpaid labour or re-configure their joint labour supply. Findings indicate that the use of additional spousal labour is only one response among many alternatives and it is typically invoked in cases of serious financial hardship
Anticipation (artificial intelligence · Carry (investment · Demographic economics · Division of labour · Economic growth · Economics · Job loss · Labour economics · Labour supply · Panel data · Qualitative property · Sample (material · Unemployment · Work (physics · Employment and Welfare Studies · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Work-Family Balance Challenges
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| Unique citing works | 17 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,7 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2024 (9) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 17 |