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Vienna University of Economics and Business, Department of Economics
Labor Market Outcomes of Same-Sex Couples in Countries with Legalized Same-Sex Marriage
Jan Gromadzki () and Honorata Bogusz ()
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Jan Gromadzki: Department of Economics, Vienna University of Economics and Business
Honorata Bogusz: University of Warsaw
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
JEL-codes: J15; J16; J22; J23 March 2024
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