This study is the first to apply the econometric tools developed in the study of race and gender discrimination to the newer question of sexual orientation discrimination. Analyzing pooled 1989-91 data from a national random sample, the General Social Survey, the author finds that gay and...

This essay argues that a focus on gender alone is inadequate for the development of the economics of sexuality because of important differences between “gender” and “sexuality” as analytical categories. Examples of gender-based models of the family reveal the limitations of applying...

The postmodern theoretical questioning of such categorizations as “gay” or “lesbian” raises difficult theoretical, methodological, and political issues for economists. Economists have much to gain from engaging in crossdisciplinary intellectual discussions about the nature of the...

History, law, sociology, psychology, and anthropology contribute to a sparse but growing economics literature relevant to the study of economic issues for lesbian, gay, and bisexual people.

This study is the first to apply the econometric tools developed in the study of race and gender discrimination to the newer question of sexual orientation discrimination. Analyzing pooled 1989–91 data from a national random sample, the General Social Survey, the author finds that gay and...