Sexual orientation and earnings: a register data-based approach to identify homosexuals |
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Authors: | Ali M Ahmed Mats Hammarstedt |
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Institution: | 1. School of Management and Economics, V?xj? University, 351 95, V?xj?, Sweden
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Abstract: | This paper examines earnings differentials between homo- and heterosexual individuals by identifying sexual orientation with
the help of information from register data. Register data enable us to avoid the misclassifications of sexual orientation
often mentioned as a potential bias in survey-based studies. The results show that gay men are at an earnings disadvantage
as compared to male heterosexuals while the earnings differential between lesbians and heterosexual women is very small. Our
results are in line with results from previous research but are more reliable since we use a more reliable measure of sexual
orientation than previous research. |
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