Somewhere over the rainbow: sexual orientation and earnings in Germany
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in: International Journal of Manpower, Jahrgang 37, Nr. 1, 04.04.2016, S. 69-98.
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T1 - Somewhere over the rainbow
T2 - sexual orientation and earnings in Germany
AU - Humpert, Stephan
PY - 2016/4/4
Y1 - 2016/4/4
N2 - Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to observe sexual orientation-based differences in German incomes. Gay men and lesbian women sort themselves into different occupations and sectors than their heterosexual counterparts.Design/methodology/approach – Analysis of German Mikrozensus data for 2009. Mincer-style OLS income regerssions.Findings – The author finds evidence that cohabiting gay men have an income penalty of 5-6 per cent compared with married men, while lesbian women have a premium of about 9-10 per cent compared with married women. Lesbians in a registered same-sex union have an income gain of about 12-16 per cent, while the effect for men is not statistically significant.Originality/value – This is the first paper using German data to analyse income differentials based on sexual orientation (gays and lesbians).
AB - Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to observe sexual orientation-based differences in German incomes. Gay men and lesbian women sort themselves into different occupations and sectors than their heterosexual counterparts.Design/methodology/approach – Analysis of German Mikrozensus data for 2009. Mincer-style OLS income regerssions.Findings – The author finds evidence that cohabiting gay men have an income penalty of 5-6 per cent compared with married men, while lesbian women have a premium of about 9-10 per cent compared with married women. Lesbians in a registered same-sex union have an income gain of about 12-16 per cent, while the effect for men is not statistically significant.Originality/value – This is the first paper using German data to analyse income differentials based on sexual orientation (gays and lesbians).
KW - Earnings
KW - Gender
KW - Same-sex
KW - Sexual discrimination
KW - Gender and Diversity
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84961675635&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1108/IJM-03-2014-0080
DO - 10.1108/IJM-03-2014-0080
M3 - Journal articles
AN - SCOPUS:84961675635
VL - 37
SP - 69
EP - 98
JO - International Journal of Manpower
JF - International Journal of Manpower
SN - 0143-7720
IS - 1
ER -