The Impact of Same-Sex Marriage on Hawaii's Economy and Government: An Update After the U.S. Supreme Court's Same-Sex Marriage Decisions

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

No 201312, Working Papers from University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Economics

Abstract: This report provides an update on the potential impact of marriage equality in Hawai'i on the state’s economy in light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent DOMA and Proposition 8 decisions. We find that marriage equality is likely to lead to substantial increases in Hawai'i visitor arrivals, visitor spending, and state and county general excise tax revenues due to pent-up demand for same-sex marriage. Over the 2014-2016 period, we estimate that additional visitor spending due to marriage equality would amount to $217 million. The additional gains in visitor spending are time-sensitive: Spending by U.S. same-sex couples and their guests on honeymoons and marriages will be diverted to other states until Hawai'i recognizes marriage equality.

Keywords: same-sex; marriage; visitors; spending; tourism; Hawai‘i (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I18 J12 K36 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 19 pages
Date: 2013-07
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