The relationship between religious affiliation and returns to human capital for women

Kortt, M; Dollery, B; Grant, BJ

The relationship between religious affiliation and returns to human capital for women

Kortt, M Dollery, B Grant, BJ

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Publisher:: Economic Papers
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Economic Papers, 2013, 32 (3), pp. 395 - 404
Issue Date:: 2013-01

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dc.contributor.author	Kortt, M	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Dollery, B	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Grant, BJ https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8055-6046	en_US
dc.date.issued	2013-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Economic Papers, 2013, 32 (3), pp. 395 - 404	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0812-0439	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/27937
dc.description.abstract	This paper explores the relationship between wages and religious affiliation for Australian women using a human capital earnings function corrected for selectivity in labour force participation. Data drawn from the 2004, 2007, and 2010 waves of the Household Income Labour Dynamics Australia (HILDA) Survey were analysed for women between the age of 25 and 54. Our results indicate that women who identify as being Catholic benefit from a wage premium of 4.5 per cent relative to women who identify as being Anglicanthe largest Protestant denomination in Australiaeven after controlling for a range of demographic, social and economic characteristics. Potential explanations such as the attitude of women towards work and returns to education and experience do not appear to be major determinants of this wage-differential. Thus, it appears other unobservable traits may be a key factor in explaining the observed Catholic wage premium.	en_US
dc.publisher	Economic Papers	en_US
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dc.title	The relationship between religious affiliation and returns to human capital for women	en_US
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Abstract:

This paper explores the relationship between wages and religious affiliation for Australian women using a human capital earnings function corrected for selectivity in labour force participation. Data drawn from the 2004, 2007, and 2010 waves of the Household Income Labour Dynamics Australia (HILDA) Survey were analysed for women between the age of 25 and 54. Our results indicate that women who identify as being Catholic benefit from a wage premium of 4.5 per cent relative to women who identify as being Anglicanthe largest Protestant denomination in Australiaeven after controlling for a range of demographic, social and economic characteristics. Potential explanations such as the attitude of women towards work and returns to education and experience do not appear to be major determinants of this wage-differential. Thus, it appears other unobservable traits may be a key factor in explaining the observed Catholic wage premium.

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