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Sex Ratio and Global Sodomy Law Reform in the Post-WWII Era

Chang, Simon - 2020

This paper studies the role of population sex ratio, i.e. ratio of men to women, in the global wave of sodomy law reform in the post-WWII era. Using a global survey, this paper first finds that men are more homophobic than women and such pattern has persisted across countries and time. With a...

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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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The fertility-sex ratio trade-off : unintended consequences of financial incentives

Anukriti, S - 2014

Lower fertility can translate into a more male-biased sex ratio if son preference is persistent and technology for sex-selection is easily accessible. This paper investigates whether financial incentives can overcome this trade-off in the context of an Indian scheme, Devirupak, that seeks to...

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Population sex ratios and violence against women : the long-run effects of sex selection in India

Amaral, Sofia; Bhalotra, Sonia - 2017

men age 20-24 is unity, and that this explains about 35% of the rise in gender-based violence since 1995. Although less …

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Do gays shy away from competition? : do lesbians compete too much?

Buser, Thomas; Geijtenbeek, Lydia; Plug, Erik J. S. - 2015

It is an established fact that gay men earn less than other men and lesbian women earn more than other women. In this paper we study whether differences in competitive preferences, which have emerged as a likely determinant of labour market differences between men and women, can provide a...

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The economics of being LGBT : a review: 2015-2020

Drydakis, Nick - 2021

This paper reviews studies on LGBT workplace outcomes published between 2015 and 2020. In terms of earnings differences, in the US, Canada, Europe, and Australia, gay men were found to experience earnings penalties of 7% in comparison to heterosexual men, bisexual men experienced earnings...

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The economics of being LGBT : a review: 2015-2020

Drydakis, Nick - 2021

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Sexual orientation, gender identity and labour market outcomes : new patterns and insights

Drydakis, Nick; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2020

The paper initiates a research agenda to study new developments of the effects of sexual orientation and gender … family support all along the sexual orientation and gender identity issues. Contrary to the earlier literature, the most … gender identity, and (iv) evaluate how distastes, stereotypes, and positive workplace actions affect trans people's labour …

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The genius is a male: stereotypes and same-sex bias in exam grading in economics at Stockholm University

Jansson, Joakim; Tyrefors, Björn - 2020

We use the random allocation of graders to different exam questions at Stockholm University to evaluate the existence of same-sex bias in exam correction. We find evidence of same-sex bias before anonymous exams were introduced. Notably, once anonymous grading was in place, the effect...

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Unequal access? : gender and sexual orientation in Ecuador’s rental market

Zanoni, Wladimir; Hernández, Hugo; Gómez, José; … - 2024

whether discrimination varies by the gender of REAs and explore the underlying mechanisms driving this behavior. Our analysis … influencing REAs decisions. Our work contributes to the literature by providing new evidence on the dynamics of gender and sexual …

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