Marriage Networks, Nepotism and Labor Market Outcomes in China

Shing-Yi Wang

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Abstract: This paper considers the potential role of marriage in improving labor market outcomes through the expansion of an individuals' networks. The impact of a father-in-law on a young man's career using panel data from China is studied here. [Bread Working Paper No.302]. URL: [http://ipl.econ.duke.edu/bread/papers/working/302.pdf].

Keywords: marriage; earnings; job; socialist system; market system; bureaucrats; rent-seeking; individual; network; father-in-law; china; labor market; labor; young man; career; Nepotism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011-07
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