Journal article
Sexual Identity, Same-Sex Relationships, and Labour Market Dynamics: New Evidence from Longitudinal Data in Australia
JJ Sabia, M Wooden, TT Nguyen
Southern Economic Journal | WILEY | Published : 2017
DOI: 10.1002/soej.12181
Abstract
Using newly collected data on sexual identity from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey, this study examines the relationship between sexual identity and labour market outcomes. Our findings show that gay males are: (i) less likely to be continuously employed than their heterosexual counterparts, and (ii) face an annual earnings penalty of 16–21%. There are also important differences in earnings dynamics for men who transition into (or out of) same-sex versus opposite-sex live-in relationships. Individual fixed effects estimates show that opposite-sex partnerships are associated with increased earnings for men, while same-sex partnerships are associated with small de..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This article uses unit record data from Release 12.0 of the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey, a project initiated and funded by the Australian Government Department of Social Services and managed by the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, University of Melbourne. The authors thank Richard V. Burkhauser and Christopher Carpenter for useful comments and suggestions on an earlier draft of this article. They also thank the Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Melbourne, for funding to support this collabouration.