@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp17420,
            	author={Ciscato, Edoardo and Goussé, Marion},
            	title={Matching on Gender and Sexual Orientation},
            	year={2024},
	month={Oct},
            	institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)},
            	address={Bonn},
            	type={IZA Discussion Paper},
            	number={17420},
            	url={https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp17420},
	abstract={We study the mating patterns of non-heterosexual individuals, who represent a significant and increasing portion of the population, particularly among the youth. We estimate a multidimensional matching model of the marriage market where partner's gender is endogenously chosen conditional on the agent's sexual orientation, and is subject to trade-offs that depend on both the agents' preferences and the pool of potential partners. We show that same-sex couples experience lower gains from live-in relationships, a "same-sex penalty". Absent this penalty, the share of same-sex couples in the U.S. would increase by about 50% (from 1.36% to 2.05% of all couples).},
	keywords={matching;marriage market;homogamy;same-sex households;sexual orientation;gender},
            }