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The Earnings of American Jewish Men: Human Capital, Denomination and Religiosity

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Barry R. Chiswick () (University of Illinois at Chicago and IZA Bonn)
Jidong Huang () (University of Illinois at Chicago)

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Abstract

This paper analyzes the determinants of the earnings of American Jewish men using the 2000/01 National Jewish Population Survey. Non-response to the question on earnings is analyzed. Earnings are related to conventional human capital variables, as well as Jewishspecific variables. Except for the size of place and region variables, the standard human capital variables have similar effects for Jews and the general population. Jewish day schooling as a youth enhances earnings. Earnings vary by denomination, with Conservative Jews earning the most. The effect on earnings of religiosity (measured by synagogue attendance) is not monotonic. Earnings are highest for those who attend only once a week.

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Paper provided by Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) in its series IZA Discussion Papers with number 2301.

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Keywords: earnings; Jews; religion; denomination;

Find related papers by JEL classification:
J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
J15 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Minorities and Races; Non-labor Discrimination
Z12 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Religion
C81 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs - - - Microeconomic Data

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  1. Evelyn L. Lehrer, 2005. "Young Women's Religious Affiliation and Participation as Determinants of High School Completion," IZA Discussion Papers 1818, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA). [Downloadable!]
  2. Chiswick, Barry R, 1988. "Differences in Education and Earnings across Racial and Ethnic Groups: Tastes, Discrimination, and Investments in Child Quality," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, MIT Press, vol. 103(3), pages 571-97, August. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  3. Paul W. Miller & Barry R. Chiswick, 2006. "Why is the Payoff to Schooling Smaller for Immigrants?," Economics Discussion / Working Papers 06-03, The University of Western Australia, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]
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  4. Chiswick, Barry R. & Miller, Paul W., 2002. "Do Enclaves Matter in Immigrant Adjustment?," IZA Discussion Papers 449, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA). [Downloadable!]
  5. Chiswick, Carmel U., 2005. "An Economic Perspective on Religious Education: Complements and Substitutes in a Human Capital Portfolio," IZA Discussion Papers 1456, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA). [Downloadable!]
  6. Evelyn Lehrer, 2005. "Religious Affiliation and Participation as Determinants of Women’s Educational Attainment and Wages," IZA Discussion Papers 1725, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA). [Downloadable!]
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  1. Lehrer, Evelyn L., 2008. "The Role of Religion in Economic and Demographic Behavior in the United States: A Review of the Recent Literature," IZA Discussion Papers 3541, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA). [Downloadable!]
  2. Gottlieb, Daniel, 2007. "העוני וההתנהגות בשוק העבודה בחברה החרדית
    [Poverty and Labor Market Behavior in the Ultra-Orthodox Population in Israel]    ," MPRA Paper 4024, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised Oct 2006. [Downloadable!]
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