Marriage and wages: A test of the specialization hypothesis

被引：50

作者：

Bardasi, Elena ^{[1
]}

Taylor, Mark ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] World Bank, Washington, DC 20433 USA

[2] Univ Essex, Colchester CO4 3SQ, Essex, England

来源：

ECONOMICA | 2008年 / 75卷 / 299期

基金：

英国经济与社会研究理事会;

关键词：

D O I：

10.1111/j.1468-0335.2007.00630.x

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

We investigate the relationship between marriage and wages among men in Britain using panel data. Our econometric specifications allow for observed and unobserved heterogeneity and explicitly test the role of intra-household specialization in explaining the observed relationship. Our estimates provide evidence for the existence of large selection effects into marriage based on observable and unobservable characteristics that are positively correlated with wages. After accounting for individual-specific time-invariant effects and a wide range of individual, household, job and employer related characteristics, we find a statistically significant premium that can be attributed to productivity differences largely resulting from intra-household specialization.

引用

页码：569 / 591

页数：23

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