Homosexuality and participation in the labour force : evidence from Chile and Uruguay
Professor Advisor
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Contreras Guajardo, Dante,1965-
Author
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Brown Orrego, Camila Muriel, 1993-
Author
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Schmidt Rivera, Luis Eduardo, 1993-
Staff editor
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Facultad de Economía y Negocios
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Staff editor
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Escuela de Economía y Administración
Admission date
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2016-04-04T19:56:24Z
Available date
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2016-04-04T19:56:24Z
Publication date
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2016
Identifier
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https://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/137582
General note
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Seminario para optar al título de Ingeniero Comercial, Mención Economía
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Abstract
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In this paper we examine the e ect of sexual orientation on labour
supply in two countries in Latin America. Using census data, a sample
of partnered individuals and a logit model we found that this e ect is
signi cant and depends on the individual's gender. While gay men are
up to 8.1% less likely to participate in the workforce compared to married
straight men, lesbians have a higher probability to participate in the
labour force compared to their unmarried and married straight counterparts,
varying from 17.3% up to 29.9% respectively. Trends between Chile
and Uruguay are similar but the magnitude of the e ect on participation
di ers signi cantly between countries.