For love or for money? A study of the marriage wage premium in Colombia

Being married may raise worker productivity and increase the probability of remaining in a job and, as consequence, obtaining a wage premium -- Yet, this effect may be different for males and females -- In developing countries, such as Colombia, the premium may be larger than in developed countries...

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Autores:: Gómez Duarte, Laura
Coavas Blanquicett, Sami Gabriel

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Fecha de publicación:: 2016

Institución:: Universidad EAFIT

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For love or for money? A study of the marriage wage premium in Colombia

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