Item #436
There is no "marriage premium for men," but a correlation between the characteristits that lead to good marriages and those that produce good jobs and higher wages (i.e. - correlation causation)
Topic: IncomeSource
Citation: Marriage and Earnings, pp. 11, 19 Author(s): Cornwell, Rupert Institution(s): University of Georgia, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Link: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.201.8847&rep=rep1&type=pdf Nation(s): United States Year(s): 1995 Source: Primary Type: Statistical AnalysisDiscussion
Other Notes:There is also a strong relationship between the compensation:tenure ratio and the the lower quit rate for married men (less than half that of unmarried men ages 25-54)