Labour supply and wages among nuclear and extended households: The Surinamese experiment
利用苏里南数据，通过GMM估计方法分析大家庭与核心家庭成员的劳动力参与和工资差异，发现两类家庭在参与倾向无显著差异，但工资差异显著，原因在于大家庭中的家庭生产机会稀释了市场劳动努力和工时。
This article explores labour market behaviour of members of extended and nuclear households in Suriname. Previous analyses have found that co‐operative childcare opportunities within the extended household increase female labour force participation. Such coordination implies correlated participation decisions, which invalidates standard assumptions made in estimating participation with probits and wages with regressions. We employ a GMM estimation, which allows correlation among household members. We find that extended and nuclear household members are not significantly different in participation propensities, but do differ significantly in wages. We argue that greater home production opportunities in extended households dilute labour market effort and hours, reducing earnings.