We estimated the relationship between religion and the rate of return to human capital for Australia. Data from the Household Income Labour Dynamics Survey were analysed for men aged between 25 and 54 years. Conventional human capital functions were estimated using Ordinary Least Squares (OLS). Our results suggest that Catholic men benefit from a wage premium of 6.7%, controlling for an extensive range of controls.
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Religion and the rate of return to human capital: evidence from Australia
Applied Economics Letters, Vol.19(10), pp.943-946
2012
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- Title
- Religion and the rate of return to human capital: evidence from Australia
- Creators
- Michael Kortt - Southern Cross UniversityBrian Dollery - University of New England
- Publication Details
- Applied Economics Letters, Vol.19(10), pp.943-946
- Identifiers
- 1187; 991012822131102368
- Academic Unit
- Management; School of Business and Tourism; Faculty of Business, Law and Arts
- Resource Type
- Journal article