Sexual Orientation and Earnings in New Zealand

Christopher S. Carpenter (), Kabir Dasgupta () and Alexander Plum
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Christopher S. Carpenter: Vanderbilt University and Research
Kabir Dasgupta: Federal Reserve Board of Governors

No 2023-05, Working Papers from Auckland University of Technology, Department of Economics

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 7.5 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: 2023-10
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