Effects of Sexual Preferences on Earnings in the Netherlands
Author(s) / Creator(s)
Plug, Erik
Berkhout, Peter
Abstract / Description
A small literature suggests that bisexual and homosexual workers earn less than their heterosexual fellow workers and that a discriminating labor market is partly to blame. In this paper we examine whether sexual preferences affect earnings in the beginning of working careers in the Netherlands. We find (i) that young and highly educated gay male workers earn about 3 percent less than heterosexual men; (ii) that similarly qualified lesbian workers earn about 4 percent more than their heterosexual female coworkers; (iii) that in terms of earnings, bisexual workers are more comparable to heterosexual workers; and (iv) that among homosexual workers the gender gap is not observed. From this we conclude that the Dutch labor market does not discriminate on the basis of both sexual orientation and gender in entry level jobs.
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Einkommen Sexuelle Orientierung Geschlechtsunterschied Diskriminierung Einkommen Sexuelle Orientierung Geschlechtsunterschied Diskriminierung Earnings sexual preferences gender differences discriminationPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2001
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Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit/ Institute for the Study of Labor: IZA Discussion Paper Series;344
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Plug, Erik
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Berkhout, Peter
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Made available on2022-11-17T11:01:24Z
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Date of first publication2001
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Abstract / DescriptionA small literature suggests that bisexual and homosexual workers earn less than their heterosexual fellow workers and that a discriminating labor market is partly to blame. In this paper we examine whether sexual preferences affect earnings in the beginning of working careers in the Netherlands. We find (i) that young and highly educated gay male workers earn about 3 percent less than heterosexual men; (ii) that similarly qualified lesbian workers earn about 4 percent more than their heterosexual female coworkers; (iii) that in terms of earnings, bisexual workers are more comparable to heterosexual workers; and (iv) that among homosexual workers the gender gap is not observed. From this we conclude that the Dutch labor market does not discriminate on the basis of both sexual orientation and gender in entry level jobs.en
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Persistent Identifierhttps://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bsz:291-psydok-16881
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11780/1128
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.8876
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Language of contenteng
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Is part ofIZA Discussion Paper Series No. 344
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Is part of seriesForschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit/ Institute for the Study of Labor: IZA Discussion Paper Series;344
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Keyword(s)Einkommende
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Keyword(s)Sexuelle Orientierungde
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Keyword(s)Geschlechtsunterschiedde
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Keyword(s)Diskriminierungde
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Keyword(s)Einkommende
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Keyword(s)Sexuelle Orientierungde
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Keyword(s)Geschlechtsunterschiedde
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Keyword(s)Diskriminierungde
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Keyword(s)Earningsen
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Keyword(s)sexual preferencesen
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Keyword(s)gender differencesen
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Keyword(s)discriminationen
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleEffects of Sexual Preferences on Earnings in the Netherlandsen
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DRO typereport
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Visible tag(s)PsyDok