The Impact of Same-Sex Marriage on Hawai'i's Economy and Government

Sumner La Croix and Lauren Gabriel ()
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Lauren Gabriel: William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawai`i–Manoa

No 201302, Working Papers from University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Economics

Abstract: This report provides quantitative and qualitative measures of the impact of same-sex marriage on Hawai'i's economy and government. We find that marriage equality is likely to lead to substantial increases in visitor arrivals, visitor spending, and state and county general excise tax revenues. We estimate that fewer than 100 spouses will be added as beneficiaries to public and private employer-provided health insurance plans. The size of the gains from marriage equality depends critically on upcoming rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court on the constitutionality of California’s Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act.

Keywords: same-sex; marriage; health insurance; tourism; Hawaii (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I18 J12 K36 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 28 pages
Date: 2013-01
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