Forsaking all others?
Subtitle: the effects of "gay marriage" on risky sex
By: Thomas S. Dee.
Contributors: National Bureau of Economic Research.
Series: NBER working paper series ;; working paper 11327; Working paper series (National Bureau of Economic Research : Online) ;; working paper no. 11327.
Publisher: National Bureau of Economic Research
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Cambridge, MA
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Same-sex marriage -- Health aspects.; Gays -- Health and hygiene -- Social aspects.; Sexually transmitted diseases -- Social aspects.
Description: "One of the conjectured benefits of establishing the legal recognition of samesex partnerships is that it would promote a culture of responsibility and commitment among homosexuals.  A specific implication of this claim is that "gay marriage" will reduce the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STI).  In this study, I present a simple 2-period model, which provides a framework for discussing the ways in which gay marriage might reduce (or increase) the prevalence of STI.  Then, I present reduced-form empirical evidence on whether gay marriage has actually reduced STI rates.  These evaluations are based on country-level panel data from Europe, where nations began introducing national recognition of same-sex partnerships in 1989.  The results suggest that these gay-marriage laws led to statistically significant reductions in syphilis rates.  However, these effects were smaller and statistically imprecise with respect to gonorrhea and HIV"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site.
Notes: Also available in print.
Includes bibliographical references.
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