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Sexual orientation and occupational rank

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  • Ali M Ahmed

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    (Linnaeus University and Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study)

  • Lina Andersson

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    (Linnaeus University)

  • Mats Hammarstedt

    ()

    (Linnaeus University)

Abstract

This paper presents a study of differences in occupational rank between gay and heterosexual males as well as between lesbian and heterosexual females. We estimate different specifications of an ordered probit model on register data from Sweden. Our data consist of married heterosexual men and women and homosexual men and women living in civil unions. We find that homosexual men have a lower probability of working in a profession demanding a longer university education or a management profession than heterosexual men. In contrast, we find that homosexual women are more likely than heterosexual women to work in such professions.

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Volume (Year): 31 (2011)
Issue (Month): 3 ()
Pages: 2422-2433

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Handle: RePEc:ebl:ecbull:eb-11-00220
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Keywords: Sexual orientation; labour market; occupational rank;

Find related papers by JEL classification:

  • J1 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics
  • J7 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Discrimination

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Cited by:

  1. Ahmed, Ali & Andersson, Lina & Hammarstedt, Mats, 2011. "Are homosexuals discriminated against in the hiring process?," Working Paper Series 2011:21, IFAU - Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy.
  2. Thierry Laurent & Ferhat Mihoubi, 2017. "Sexual Orientation, Unemployment and Participation: Are Gays Less Employable than Straights?," Journal of Labor Research, Springer, vol. 38(1), pages 1-44, March.
  3. Ali Ahmed & Lina Andersson & Mats Hammarstedt, 2013. "Sexual orientation and full-time monthly earnings, by public and private sector: evidence from Swedish register data," Review of Economics of the Household, Springer, vol. 11(1), pages 83-108, March.

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