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Sexual Orientation, Disclosure and Earnings

Author(s) / Creator(s)

Berkhout, Peter
Plug, Erik

Abstract / Description

Gay/bisexual workers tend to earn less than other men. Does this occur because of discrimination or because of selection? In this paper we address this question and collect new information on workplace disclosure to separate out discrimination effects from selection effects. Using a large sample of recently graduated men in the Netherlands, we find that gay/bisexual workers earn about 3 to 4 percent less than other men. Our disclosure estimates, however, provide little evidence that the labor market discriminates against gay/bisexual workers. They rather support the selection story, most prominently observed among undisclosed gay/bisexual workers who concentrate in lower paid occupations, and earn about 5 to 9 percent less than other men.

Keyword(s)

Sexuelle Orientierung Offenbarung Gehalt Diskriminierung Auslese Sexuelle Orientierung Offenbarung Gehalt Diskriminierung Auslese sexual orientation disclosure earnings discrimination selection

Persistent Identifier

Date of first publication

2008

Is part of series

Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit/ Institute for the Study of Labor: IZA Discussion Paper Series;3290

Citation

  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Berkhout, Peter
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Plug, Erik
  • PsychArchives acquisition timestamp
    2022-11-17T11:05:34Z
  • Made available on
    2008-06-02
  • Made available on
    2015-12-01T10:32:08Z
  • Made available on
    2022-11-17T11:05:34Z
  • Date of first publication
    2008
  • Abstract / Description
    Gay/bisexual workers tend to earn less than other men. Does this occur because of discrimination or because of selection? In this paper we address this question and collect new information on workplace disclosure to separate out discrimination effects from selection effects. Using a large sample of recently graduated men in the Netherlands, we find that gay/bisexual workers earn about 3 to 4 percent less than other men. Our disclosure estimates, however, provide little evidence that the labor market discriminates against gay/bisexual workers. They rather support the selection story, most prominently observed among undisclosed gay/bisexual workers who concentrate in lower paid occupations, and earn about 5 to 9 percent less than other men.
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  • Persistent Identifier
    https://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bsz:291-psydok-16130
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11780/1081
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.9079
  • Language of content
    eng
  • Is part of
    IZA Discussion Paper Series No. 3290
  • Is part of series
    Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit/ Institute for the Study of Labor: IZA Discussion Paper Series;3290
  • Keyword(s)
    Sexuelle Orientierung
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  • Keyword(s)
    Offenbarung
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  • Keyword(s)
    Gehalt
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  • Keyword(s)
    Diskriminierung
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Auslese
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Sexuelle Orientierung
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Offenbarung
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Gehalt
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Diskriminierung
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Auslese
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    sexual orientation
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  • Keyword(s)
    disclosure
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  • Keyword(s)
    earnings
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  • Keyword(s)
    discrimination
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  • Keyword(s)
    selection
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  • Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)
    150
  • Title
    Sexual Orientation, Disclosure and Earnings
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  • DRO type
    report
  • Visible tag(s)
    PsyDok