Marriage and Wages

A Test of the Specialization Hypothesis

Bibliographic Data

ID9724865
AuthorsElena Bardasi, Mark Taylor (0000-0002-5647-426X), Mark P Taylor (0000-0002-4158-0983, University of Essex)
Year2008
Volume75
Issue299
Pages569-591
Publication date2008-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEconomica (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0013-0427 • E-ISSN: 1468-0335
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1468-0335.2007.00630.x
OpenAlexW2008108137
LanguageEN
Citations received27
References cited31

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

Biology · Demographic economics · Econometrics · Economics · Labour economics · Macroeconomics · Panel data · Productivity · Selection (genetic algorithm) · Test (biology) · Unobservable · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Work-Family Balance Challenges

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