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Marriage equality laws and youth mental health
Anderson, D. Mark; Matsuzawa, Kyutaro; Sabia, Joseph J. - 2019
-identifying youths. Using data from the State Youth Risk Behavior Surveys for the period 1999-2017, we explore the relationship between …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012140268
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Is there a 'marriage premium' for gay men?
Zavodny, Madeline (contributor) - 2007
It is well-known that married men earn more than comparable single men, with typical estimates of the male marriage premium in the range of 10 to 20 percent. Some research also finds that cohabiting men earn more than men not living with a female partner. This study uses data from the General...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003586576
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The sexual orientation wage gap : the role of occupational sorting, human capital, and discrimination
Antecol, Heather (contributor); Jong, Anneke (contributor);  … - 2007
Using data from the 2000 U.S. Census, we document and explore three alternative explanations for the sexual orientation wage gap: occupational sorting, human capital differences, and discrimination. We find lesbian women earn more than their heterosexual counterparts irrespective of marital...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003591469
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Convergence over time or not? : U.S. wages by sexual orientation, 2001-2018
Jepsen, Christopher; Jepsen, Lisa K. - 2020
An extensive literature on labor-market outcomes by sexual orientation finds lower wages for gay men compared to heterosexual men and higher wages for lesbians compared to heterosexual women. Recent work looking over multiple time periods provides suggestive evidence, however, that the wage...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012253463
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Sexual orientation and household savings : do homosexual couples save more?
Negrusa, Brighita; Oreffice, Sonia - 2010
We analyze how sexual orientation is related to household savings using 2000 US Census data, and find that gay and lesbian couples own significantly more retirement income than heterosexuals, while cohabiting heterosexuals save more than their married counterparts. In a household savings model,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003968422
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Understanding labor market discrimination against transgender people : evidence from a double list experiment and a survey
Aksoy, Billur; Carpenter, Christopher; Sansone, Dario - 2022
Using a US nationally representative sample and a double list experiment designed to elicit views free from social desirability bias, we find that anti-transgender labor market attitudes are significantly underreported. After correcting for this concealment, we report that 73 percent of people...
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Do reemployment programs for the unemployed work for youth? : evidence from the Great Recession in the United States
Michaelides, Marios; Mueser, Peter R.; Smith, Jeffrey A. - 2020
We present experimental evidence on the effects of four U.S. reemployment programs for youth Unemployment Insurance (UI … that policymakers should require job counseling for youth UI recipients during recessions. …
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Fast times at ridgemont high? : The effect of compulsory schooling laws on teenage births
Black, Sandra E. (contributor);  … - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Research suggests that teenage childbearing adversely affects both the outcomes of the mothers as well as those of their children. We know that low-educated women are more likely to have a teenage birth, but does this imply that policies that increase educational attainment reduce early...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002513829
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"Might not be a tomorrow" : a multi-methods approach to anticipated early death and youth crime
Brezina, Timothy (contributor); Tekin, Erdal (contributor);  … - 2008
factor to youth crime and violence. Young people who perceive a high probability of early death, it is argued, may have … early death and youth crime, this support remains tentative. Moreover, a number of questions remain regarding the … that link anticipated early death to youth crime. In this paper, we address the limitations of previous studies using a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003777931
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Living arrangements in Western Europe : does cultural origin matter?
Giuliano, Paola (contributor) - 2006
Why are there such large differences in living arrangements across Western European countries? Conventional economic analyses have not been successful in explaining differences in living arrangements and particularly the dramatic increase in the fraction of young adults living with their parents...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003301660