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Labor Market Outcomes of Same-Sex Couples in Countries with Legalized Same-Sex Marriage

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  • Gromadzki, Jan
  • Bogusz, Honorata

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We study the labor market outcomes of same-sex couples using data from large representative household surveys. We use high-quality data representing more than two-thirds of the world's population with access to same-sex marriage on three continents. Same-sex couples are less likely to be inactive and work more hours than different-sex couples, largely due to the differences in the probability of having a child. Men in same-sex couples are up to 60 percent more likely to be unemployed than men in different-sex couples. These unemployment gaps cannot be explained by occupational sorting or other observable characteristics.

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  • Gromadzki, Jan & Bogusz, Honorata, 2024. "Labor Market Outcomes of Same-Sex Couples in Countries with Legalized Same-Sex Marriage," Department of Economics Working Paper Series 360, WU Vienna University of Economics and Business.
    • Handle: RePEc:wiw:wus005:61471780
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    Keywords

    labor supply; unemployment; same-sex couples; discrimination; LGBTQ; parenthood;
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    JEL classification:

    • J15 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
    • J22 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Time Allocation and Labor Supply
    • J23 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Demand

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