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Matching Patterns among Same-Sex and Different-Sex Couples in Latin America

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  • Ercio A. Muñoz
  • Dario Sansone

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Using microdata from the censuses of eight countries in Latin America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay), this paper describes matching patterns by age, ethnicity, and education among same-sex and different-sex couples. It shows that same-sex couples are more diverse than different-sex couples in terms of age, ethnicity, and education, although the differences are not large or statistically significant for ethnicity and education in all countries. It also reports notable differences between male and female same-sex couples, particularly in age and education matching.

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  • Ercio A. Muñoz & Dario Sansone, 2024. "Matching Patterns among Same-Sex and Different-Sex Couples in Latin America," AEA Papers and Proceedings, American Economic Association, vol. 114, pages 279-283, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:aea:apandp:v:114:y:2024:p:279-83
    DOI: 10.1257/pandp.20241042
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    JEL classification:

    • I20 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - General
    • J12 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Marriage; Marital Dissolution; Family Structure
    • J15 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
    • O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration

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