Sexual orientation and earnings in New Zealand

Christopher S. Carpenter, Kabir Dasgupta and Alexander Plum

Economics Letters, 2024, vol. 234, issue C

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: Sexual orientation; Earnings; New Zealand; Administrative tax data; Population census (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2023.111493

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