The entry of married women into the labor force and the rise in women's relative wages are amongst the most notable … discontinued growth in female labor supply and wages since the 1990s is a consequence of growing inequality. Our hypothesis is that … their participation and wages. We show that the slowdown in participation and wage growth was concentrated among women …

arrangement, and marital status. We find that the U.S. anti-poverty policy distorts the cohabitation/marriage decision of single …