Tolerance and the labor supply of cohabiting gays and lesbians

Mary Eschelbach Hansen, Michael Martell and Leanne Roncolato
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Mary Eschelbach Hansen: American University
Leanne Roncolato: Franklin and Marshall College

JODE - Journal of Demographic Economics, 2022, vol. 88, issue 4, 535-562

Abstract: Tolerance of sexual minorities is presumed to matter, but its effects are under-studied. Because tolerance can affect both experiences at work and division of labor in the household, we study the relationship between tolerance and the time cohabiting gay men and lesbian women spend in paid work across the United States. In the average state, the increase in tolerance between 2003 and 2015 is associated with an increase in paid work of about 1 week per year among cohabiting gay men. Though not robustly statistically significant, the increase in tolerance is associated with a decrease in paid work among cohabiting lesbian women relative to heterosexual women.

Keywords: Tolerance of homosexuality; Same-sex households; Labor supply (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D13 J10 J22 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022-12-01
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