%0 Report
        %A Ciscato, Edoardo
%A Goussé, Marion
        %T Matching on Gender and Sexual Orientation
        %D 2024
        %8 2024 Oct
        %I Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        %C Bonn
        %7 IZA Discussion Paper
        %N 17420
        %U https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp17420
        %X 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).
        %K matching
%K marriage market
%K homogamy
%K same-sex households
%K sexual orientation
%K gender