Wage differentials of males and females in same-sex and different-sex couples in Canada, 2006-2010
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Date
2014
Authors
Mueller, Richard E.
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Publisher
University of Alberta Press
Abstract
This paper utilizes five cycles of the General Social Survey in consecutive years from 2006 through
2010 to address the issue of differential wages amongst members of same-sex couples compared
to their counterparts in different-sex couples. We find that men in gay couples have wages that are
statistically indistinguishable from those of males in heterosexual relationships. By contrast, a sizeable
and statistically significant earnings premium exists for lesbians in same-sex couples
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Open access
Keywords
General Social Survey , Differential wages , Same-sex couples , Earnings premium , Gay males , Heterosexual
Citation
Mueller, R.E. (2014). Wage differentials of males and females in same-sex and different-sex couples in Canada, 2006-2010. Canadian Studies in Population, 41(3/4), 105-116.