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The male marital earnings premium in the context of bridewealth payments: Evidence from South Africa

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  • Daniela Casale
  • Dorrit Posel

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This study explores the nature of the marital earnings premium for African men in South Africa using the September 2004 Labour Force Survey and the Labour Force Survey Panel (2001 – 2004). We show that a robust and positive premium to marriage in cross-sectional estimations is substantially reduced after controlling for individual fixed effects. Furthermore, […]

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  • Daniela Casale & Dorrit Posel, 2007. "The male marital earnings premium in the context of bridewealth payments: Evidence from South Africa," Working Papers 057, Economic Research Southern Africa.
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    Keywords

    Discrimination; South Africa;

    JEL classification:

    • J12 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Marriage; Marital Dissolution; Family Structure
    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials

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