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Title: Occupational Achievements of Same-Sex Couples in the United States by Gender and Race
Citation Type: Working Paper
Publication Year: 2019
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DOI: 10.1111/irel.12246
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Abstract: Using the 2010-2014 5-year sample of the American Community Survey, this paper investigates the roles that sexual orientation, gender, and race/ethnicity play in explaining occupational achievements and earnings. By combining the approach of Del Río and Alonso-Villar (2015) with the counterfactual method of DiNardo et al. (1996) and Gradín (2013), the authors offer a framework that allows for the simultaneous comparison of all sexual orientation–gender–race/ethnicity groups whereas controlling for characteristics. The analysis suggests that occupations matter in explaining earnings differences among groups. The sexual orientation wage premium of lesbians is quite small for blacks and much higher for Hispanics and Asians than for whites. The high magnitude of the gender wage gap in an intersectional framework is also displayed. For men, departing from the white heterosexual model involves a substantial punishment; the racial penalty is larger for heterosexuals whereas the sexual orientation penalty is greater for whites.
Url: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/337539623
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Authors: Río, Coral Del; Alonso-Villar, Olga
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Publication Number: 19/01
Institution: Universida de Vigo
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Publisher Location: Vigo; Spain
Data Collections: IPUMS USA
Topics: Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Other
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