%0 Report %A Bogusz, Honorata %A Gromadzki, Jan %T Labor Market Outcomes of Same-Sex Couples in Countries with Legalized Same-Sex Marriage %D 2024 %8 2024 Jun %I Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) %C Bonn %7 IZA Discussion Paper %N 17107 %U https://www.iza.org/publications/dp17107 %X We study the labor market outcomes of same-sex couples using data from large household surveys that represent more than two-thirds of the world's population with access to same-sex marriage on three continents. Same-sex couples are less likely to be inactive and work more hours than different-sex couples, largely due to the differences in the probability of having a child. Men in same-sex couples are up to 60 percent more likely to be unemployed than men in different-sex couples. These unemployment gaps cannot be explained by occupational sorting or other observable characteristics. %K labor supply %K unemployment %K same-sex couples %K discrimination %K LGBTQ %K parenthood