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Sexual Orientation and Earnings in Sweden

Ali M. Ahmed (ali.ahmed@vxu.se) and Mats Hammarstedt (mats.hammarstedt@lnu.se)
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Ali M. Ahmed: Department of Economics, School of Business, Economics and Law, Göteborg University, Postal: Box 640, SE 40530 GÖTEBORG

No 285, Working Papers in Economics from University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics

Abstract: This paper examine earnings differentials between homo- and heterosexual individuals by identifying sexual orientation with the help of information from register data. Register data enable us to avoid the misclassifications of sexual orientation often mentioned as a potential bias in survey based studies. The results show that gay men are at an earnings disadvantage as compared to male heterosexuals while the earnings differential between lesbians and heterosexual women is very small. Our results are in line with results from previous research but are more reliable since we use a more reliable measure of sexual orientation than previous research.

Keywords: Sexual orientation; Labour market; Earnings (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J15 J71 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 31 pages
Date: 2008-02-06, Revised 2005-09-01
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