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Marital Status and Earnings in Developed Countries

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Schoeni, R.F.

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When estimating earnings equations for men in the United States, a dichotomous variable for whether or not the man is currently married is often included as a regressor. The coefficient estimate for this variable is most usually large and significant. However, there is rarely much discussion of the marriage effect. This effect is central to this study, which contributes to the understanding of this statistical association in two ways.

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Paper provided by RAND - Reprint Series in its series Papers with number 96-14.

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Date of creation: 1996
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Keywords: DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEMOGRAPHY; MARIAGE;

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J10 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - General
J12 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Marriage; Marital Dissolution; Family Structure
J19 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Other

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