Marriage Networks, Nepotism, and Labor Market Outcomes in China

Shing-Yi Wang

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2013, vol. 5, issue 3, 91-112

Abstract: This paper considers the role of marriage in improving labor market outcomes through the expansion of an individual's networks. I focus on the impact of the relationship with the father-in-law on a young man's career using panel data from China. The identification strategy isolates the network effects related to a man's father-in-law by examining the post-marriage death of a father-in-law. The estimates suggest that the loss of the father-in-law translates into a decrease in a man's earnings of 7 percent.

JEL-codes: D85 J12 J31 O15 P23 P36 Z13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
Note: DOI: 10.1257/app.5.3.91
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