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Is there a 'marriage premium' for gay men?
Zavodny, Madeline - 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...
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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,...
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The sexual orientation wage gap: the role of occupational sorting, human capital, and discrimination
Antecol, Heather; Jong, Anneke; Steinberger, Michael D. - 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...
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Might not be a tomorrow: a multi-methods approach to anticipated early death and youth crime
Brezina, Timothy; Tekin, Erdal; Topalli, Volkan - 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 …
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The Long-Term Determinants of Female HIV Infection in Africa: The Slave Trade, Polygyny, and Sexual Behavior
Bertocchi, Graziella; Dimico, Arcangelo - 2015
We study the long-term determinants of the high rates of HIV infection in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly among women, with a focus on family structure and sexual behavior as shaped by the demographic shock following the transatlantic slave trade. First we show that, in clusters where polygyny...
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Youth risk-taking behavior in Brazil: drug use and teenage pregnancies
Cardoso, Ana Rute; Verner, Dorte - 2007
aim of this paper is to study interactions among different types of risk-taking behavior by youth, namely drug use and …
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Youth Risk-Taking Behavior in Brazil: Drug Use and Teenage Pregnancies
Cardoso, Ana Rute; Verner, Dorte - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
aim of this paper is to study interactions among different types of risktaking behavior by youth, namely drug use and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005763684
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Homosexuality's Signalling Function in Job Candidate Screening: Why Gay Is (Mostly) OK
Sterkens, Philippe; Dalle, Axana; Wuyts, Joey; Pauwels, Ines - 2022
To explain the mixed findings on hiring discrimination against homosexual applicants, we explore the perceptual drivers behind employers' evaluations of gay men and lesbian women. Therefore, we conduct an extensive vignette experiment among 404 genuine recruiters, for which we test...
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Criminalization of Homosexuality and Sex Ratios
Chang, Simon - 2015
individual level, people in high sex ratio countries are found to be more hostile against homosexuality and the homosexuals than … (decriminalization) of homosexuality. …
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Criminalization of Homosexuality and Sex Ratios
Chang, Simon - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015
individual level, people in high sex ratio countries are found to be more hostile against homosexuality and the homosexuals than … (decriminalization) of homosexuality. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011156465