Loughran, David S.; Zissimopoulos, Julie M. - In: Journal of Human Resources 44 (2009) 2
We use data from the earlier and later cohorts of the NLSY to estimate the effect of marriage and childbearing on wages. Our estimates imply that marriage lowers female wages 2–4 percent in the year of marriage. Marriage also lowers the wage growth of men and women by about two and four...