Household specialization and the male marriage wage premium.

Empirical research has consistently shown that married men have substantially higher wages, on average, than otherwise similar unmarried men. One commonly cited hypothesis to explain this pattern is that marriage allows one spouse to specialize in market production and the other to specialize in hom...

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Published in:	Industrial & Labor Relations Review Vol. 54; no. 1; pp. 78 - 95
Main Authors:	Hersch, Joni, Stratton, Leslie S.
Format:	Article
Published:	Cornell University October 2000
Subjects:	Marriage & economics Wage differentials Married men Employment Wages Mathematical models United States
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