For Love or Money: Why Married Men Make More

ENDNOTES

1

Korenman and Neumark (1991) find these results using the National Longitudinal Survey (NLS) of Young Men. Other factors accounted for are survey year, union status, geography, non-spouse dependents, occupation and industry. These statistics are based on white men. However, similar trends have been noted for men of other races.

2

See Becker (1985) for details of the theory.

3

Hamermesh and Biddle (1994) find that more attractive employees make higher wages.

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