TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Ciscato, Edoardo
AU  - Goussé, Marion
        TI  - Matching on Gender and Sexual Orientation
        PY  - 2024/Oct/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 17420
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp17420
        AB  - 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).
        KW  - matching
KW  - marriage market
KW  - homogamy
KW  - same-sex households
KW  - sexual orientation
KW  - gender
        ER  -