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Is there marriage premium for men in the Czech Republic?

Authors :
Trnková, Adéla
Stroukal, Dominik
Brožová, Dagmar
Publication Year :
2013
Publisher :
Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2013.

Abstract

This paper examines if there is marriage premium for men in the Czech Republic by using cross-sectional data from WageIndicator survey for 2009 and 2010. This paper inquires whether it is possible to explain this premium by any of the existing theories. Marriage premium is estimated in the amount of 12 -- 15 %. The results do not seem to be in line with the productivity theory or the specialization theory. The theory of human capital accumulation has been proved. On the contrary, the discriminatory theory seems to be plausible explanation of this phenomenon.

Details

Language :
Czech
Database :
OpenAIRE
Accession number :
edsair.od......2186..1cfaddae8bb2167af989566161b4f847