Like Attract Like? A Structural Comparison of Homogamy across Same-Sex and Different-Sex Households

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Ciscato, Edoardo; Galichon, Alfred; Gousse, Marion
• 署名单位: KU Leuven; New York University; Laval University
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF POLITICAL ECONOMY
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0022-3808
• DOI: 10.1086/704611
• 发表日期: 2020
• 页码: 740-781
• 关键词: marriage; divorce; GENDER; INDEPENDENCE; CHILDREN; couples; CHOICE; MODEL

摘要

In this paper, we extend Gary Becker's empirical analysis of the marriage market to same-sex couples. We build an equilibrium model of the same-sex marriage market that allows for straightforward identification of the gains of marriage. We estimate the model with 2008-12 American Community Survey data on California and find that positive assortative mating is weaker for same-sex couples than for different-sex couples with respect to age and race. Positive assortative mating on education is stronger among female same-sex couples but comparable for male same-sex and different-sex couples. As regards labor market outcomes, our results suggest that specialization within the household mainly applies to different-sex couples.