Labor Market Outcomes of Same-Sex Couples in Countries with Legalized Same-Sex Marriage

Jan Gromadzki and Honorata Bogusz ()
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Honorata Bogusz: University of Warsaw

Department of Economics Working Papers from Vienna University of Economics and Business, Department of Economics

Abstract: We study the labor market outcomes of same-sex couples using data from large representative household surveys. We use high-quality data representing more than two-thirds of the world's population with access to same-sex marriage on three continents. Same-sex couples are less likely to be inactive and work more hours than different-sex couples, largely due to the differences in the probability of having a child. Men in same-sex couples are up to 60 percent more likely to be unemployed than men in different-sex couples. These unemployment gaps cannot be explained by occupational sorting or other observable characteristics.

Keywords: labor supply; unemployment; same-sex couples; discrimination; LGBTQ; parenthood (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J15 J16 J22 J23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024-03
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Working Paper: Labor Market Outcomes of Same-Sex Couples in Countries with Legalized Same-Sex Marriage (2024)
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