Like Attract Like? A Structural Comparison of Homogamy across Same-Sex and Different-Sex Households

Edoardo Ciscato (), Alfred Galichon () and Marion Goussé
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Edoardo Ciscato: KU Leuven - Catholic University of Leuven = Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Alfred Galichon: NYU - New York University [New York] - NYU - NYU System, ECON - Département d'économie (Sciences Po) - Sciences Po - Sciences Po - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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Abstract: In this paper, we extend Gary Becker's empirical analysis of the marriage market to same-sex couples. We build an equilibrium model of the same-sex marriage market that allows for straightforward identification of the gains of marriage. We estimate the model with 2008–12 American Community Survey data on California and find that positive assortative mating is weaker for same-sex couples than for different-sex couples with respect to age and race. Positive assortative mating on education is stronger among female same-sex couples but comparable for male same-sex and different-sex couples. As regards labor market outcomes, our results suggest that specialization within the household mainly applies to different-sex couples.

Keywords: Sorting; Matching; Marriage market; Homogamy; Same-sex households; Roommate problem (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020-02
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Published in Journal of Political Economy, 2020, 128 (2), pp.740-781. ⟨10.1086/704611⟩

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Working Paper: Like Attract Like ? A Structural Comparison of Homogamy Across Same-Sex and Different-Sex Households (2015)
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Working Paper: Like Attract Like? A Structural Comparison of Homogamy Across Same-Sex and Different-Sex Households (2014)
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