Table 8.
The Effect of Marriage and Childbearing on Wages: Work Experience Omitted
| Men | Women | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NLSY79 | NLSYM | NLSY79 | NLSYW | |
| Married + YMarried | 0.003 (0.010) |
0.013 (0.008)a |
−0.041 (0.011)c |
0.019 (0.008)b |
| YMarried | −0.021 (0.009)b |
−0.010 (0.008) |
−0.039 (0.009)c |
−0.036 (0.008)c |
| Divorced + YDivorced | 0.0001 (0.015) |
−0.002 (0.009) |
−0.021 (0.014) |
−0.004 (0.010) |
| YDivorced | −0.025 (0.012)b |
−0.028 (0.012)b |
−0.029 (0.012)b |
−0.035 (0.010)c |
| Child1 + YChild1 | −0.011 (0.011) |
−0.005 (0.007) |
−0.043 (0.012)c |
−0.035 (0.008)c |
| YChild1 | −0.003 (0.009) |
−0.011 (0.009) |
−0.013 (0.010) |
−0.001 (0.008) |
| Child2 + YChild2 | −0.009 (0.012) |
−0.003 (0.008) |
−0.023 (0.012)a |
0.002 (0.008) |
| YChild2 | −0.014 (0.009)a |
−0.002 (0.008) |
0.0 (0.009)c |
0.010 (0.008)c |
| Constant | −0.0007 (0.019) |
0.134 (0.008)c |
0.054 (0.017)c |
0.126 (0.008)c |
| Observations | 61,152 | 30,484 | 57,397 | 31,269 |
|
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|
Married + YMarried + Child1 + YChild1 |
−0.008 (0.014) |
0.008 (0.009) |
−0.084 (0.016)c |
−0.054 (0.011)c |
| YMarried + YChild1 | −0.026 (0.011)b |
−0.023 (0.009)b |
−0.053 (0.012)c |
−0.039 (0.010)c |
Source: NLSY79, NLSYM, and NLSYW.
Notes: Dependent variable: ln(W). All regressions correspond to the specification in Equation 3, but omit experience, and include year dummy variables. Married + YMarried is the estimated effect of marriage on log wages in the year of marriage (an intercept effect). YMarried is the estimated effect of marriage on subsequent wage growth. The corresponding terms for divorce and childbearing can be interpreted accordingly. Samples are defined as in Tables 1 and 2. Standard errors are in parentheses.
Statistically significant at the 10 percent confidence level.
Statistically significant at the 5 percent confidence level.
Statistically significant at the 1 percent confidence level.