Like Attract Like? A Structural Comparison of Homogamy across Same-Sex and Different-Sex Households

被引：24

作者：

Ciscato, Edoardo ^{[1
]}

Galichon, Alfred ^{[2
]}

Gousse, Marion ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Katholieke Univ Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

[2] NYU, New York, NY 10003 USA

[3] Univ Laval, Quebec City, PQ, Canada

来源：

JOURNAL OF POLITICAL ECONOMY | 2020年 / 128卷 / 02期

基金：

美国国家科学基金会;

关键词：

MARRIAGE; DIVORCE; GENDER; INDEPENDENCE; CHILDREN; COUPLES; CHOICE; MODEL;

D O I：

10.1086/704611

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

In this paper, we extend Gary Becker's empirical analysis of the marriage market to same-sex couples. We build an equilibrium model of the same-sex marriage market that allows for straightforward identification of the gains of marriage. We estimate the model with 2008-12 American Community Survey data on California and find that positive assortative mating is weaker for same-sex couples than for different-sex couples with respect to age and race. Positive assortative mating on education is stronger among female same-sex couples but comparable for male same-sex and different-sex couples. As regards labor market outcomes, our results suggest that specialization within the household mainly applies to different-sex couples.

引用

页码：740 / 781

页数：42

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