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Somewhere over the rainbow: sexual orientation and earnings in Germany

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Purpose - – The purpose of this paper is to observe sexual orientation-based differences in German incomes. Gay men and lesbian women sort themselves into different occupations and sectors than their heterosexual counterparts. Design/methodology/approach - – Analysis of German Mikrozensus data for 2009. Mincer-style OLS income regerssions. Findings - – The author finds evidence that cohabiting gay men have an income penalty of 5-6 per cent compared with married men, while lesbian women have a premium of about 9-10 per cent compared with married women. Lesbians in a registered same-sex union have an income gain of about 12-16 per cent, while the effect for men is not statistically significant. Originality/value - – This is the first paper using German data to analyse income differentials based on sexual orientation (gays and lesbians).

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  • Stephan Humpert, 2016. "Somewhere over the rainbow: sexual orientation and earnings in Germany," International Journal of Manpower, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 37(1), pages 69-98, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:ijmpps:v:37:y:2016:i:1:p:69-98
    DOI: 10.1108/IJM-03-2014-0080
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    Cited by:

    1. Drydakis, Nick, 2021. "The Economics of Being LGBT. A Review: 2015-2020," IZA Discussion Papers 14845, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    2. Dilmaghani, Maryam & Dean, Jason, 2020. "Sexual orientation and homeownership in Canada," Journal of Housing Economics, Elsevier, vol. 49(C).
    3. Johannes Koeckeis, 2022. "Intra-Household Inequality and Tax Planning of Same-Sex Couples," GRAPE Working Papers 73, GRAPE Group for Research in Applied Economics.
    4. Maryam Dilmaghani, 2018. "Sexual Orientation, Labour Earnings, and Household Income in Canada," Journal of Labor Research, Springer, vol. 39(1), pages 41-55, March.
    5. Nick Drydakis, 2022. "Sexual orientation and earnings: a meta-analysis 2012–2020," Journal of Population Economics, Springer;European Society for Population Economics, vol. 35(2), pages 409-440, April.

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