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Within-couple earnings distribution can be of great importance, especially in transition countries. The transition from communist-style compulsory employment (that is, the policy of almost full employment of both men and women) to a diversified labour market with increasing earnings inequality may considerably change the within-household income structure and well-being of spouses.
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Mysíková, M. (2016). Gender Earnings Inequality in Central and Eastern European Countries: The Case of Dual-Earner Couples. In: Roosalu, T., Hofäcker, D. (eds) Rethinking Gender, Work and Care in a New Europe. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137371096_13
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