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Sexual orientation and earnings in New Zealand

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  • Carpenter, Christopher S.
  • Dasgupta, Kabir
  • Plum, Alexander

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We provide the first evidence on sexual orientation and earnings in New Zealand (NZ), one of the most inclusive countries for LGBTQ+ people in the world. We use confidential linked census-tax data to compare outcomes for individuals in same-sex couples versus different-sex couples. We find patterns of earnings differentials in NZ that are strikingly similar to those documented in other developed countries: men in same-sex couples earn about 7 percent less than otherwise similar men in different-sex couples while women in same-sex couples earn about 6 percent more than otherwise similar women in different-sex couples.

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  • Carpenter, Christopher S. & Dasgupta, Kabir & Plum, Alexander, 2024. "Sexual orientation and earnings in New Zealand," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 234(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:234:y:2024:i:c:s0165176523005190
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2023.111493
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    Sexual orientation; Earnings; New Zealand; Administrative tax data; Population census;
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    • J1 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics

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