Somewhere over the rainbow: sexual orientation and earnings in Germany

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Somewhere over the rainbow: sexual orientation and earnings in Germany. / Humpert, Stephan.
in: International Journal of Manpower, Jahrgang 37, Nr. 1, 04.04.2016, S. 69-98.

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title = "Somewhere over the rainbow: sexual orientation and earnings in Germany",
abstract = "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).",
keywords = "Earnings, Gender, Same-sex, Sexual discrimination, Gender and Diversity",
author = "Stephan Humpert",
year = "2016",
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language = "English",
volume = "37",
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journal = "International Journal of Manpower",
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