Interesting
So does this study make the distinction that the Married Men got promoted into higher positions because he was married vs the Man was already in a higher position with a higher salary then decided to get married afterwards?
Yes.. That is one of the main things the study was out to prove. The other was if married men just get the job cause they married.. Neither is found to be true
They say it's a combination of 1. Married couples have more savings, therefore they don't have to jump at the first job 2. Married couples won't take the first job handed to them. Because they have two incomes, or one when the other is not working, it allows them a cushion to not have to leap at the first job offered and wait for those that pay out more
But there are a few things that are fact. 1. There is a married men wage gap that rises above single men and women and married women. 2. The other three demos don't out-earn each other (showing that married women don't magically make more money cause they had more money coming in) and 3. Married men get promoted and climb the ladder faster than the other 3.
The only thing up for debate is WHY...
And to homegirl, they did factor in education as well: Quantitatively, household search explains 10–33 percent and 20–58 percent of the premium for males and females, respectively, and accounts for its increase with spousal education.