Impact of Sexual Activity on Wage: An Empirical Investigation

Loureiro, Paulo R. A.; , Jaime Orrillo; Mendonca, Mario Jorge Cardoso

doi:10.2139/ssrn.992902

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Impact of Sexual Activity on Wage: An Empirical Investigation

Economia e Desenvolvimento, Recife (PE), Vol. 8, No. 2, 2009

8 Pages Posted: 15 Jun 2007 Last revised: 21 Feb 2012

See all articles by Paulo R. A. Loureiro

Mario Jorge Cardoso Mendonca

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Date Written: June 11, 2007

Abstract

We test the assumption that the relation between sexual activity is nonlinear, considering that the impact of sex on productivity and therefore on wage occurs during a certain interval of times which one cannot perceive if discrimination is not done. In other words, we must use different dummies to enumerate distinct frequencies. A similar procedure appears in Blanchflower and Oswald (2004) to test the effect of sexual activity on happiness. This is done in column (2) and the results show that this assumption is valid.

Keywords: productivity, sexual activity, wage

JEL Classification: D01, J3, I1

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Loureiro, Paulo R. A. and Orrillo, Jaime and Cardoso Mendonca, Mario Jorge, Impact of Sexual Activity on Wage: An Empirical Investigation (June 11, 2007). Economia e Desenvolvimento, Recife (PE), Vol. 8, No. 2, 2009, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=992902 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.992902