title: Economic analysis of same-sex marriage.
abstract: This article applies the neoclassical microeconomic analysis of marriage as developed by Nobel laureate economist Gary Becker to same-sex marriage. The objective is to demonstrate that the economic analysis of marriage supports allowing same-sex marriage, and that same-sex marriages would strengthen the incentive to marry, increase the efficiency of marriage markets, provide for more children to be raised in two-parent optimum environments, and benefit states economically overall. The article concludes with an overview of the economic impact of same-sex marriages on states based on the analysis, data and fiscal information currently available from researchers and economists in the field.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public and Urban Policy, New School University, 72 Fifth Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10011, USA.
authors.forename: Christopher J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Portelli
mesh_terms: D004467:Economics; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006716:Homosexuality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D011640:Public Policy; D014481:United States