This paper attempts, for the first time for the UK, to analyse the earnings of homosexuals and test for the possible existence of sexual orientation discrimination by using decomposition analysis. Homosexuals are identified as individuals living with 'same-sex partners'. Gay men and lesbians in...

The second half of the 1980s was a particularly turbulent time for the British housing market, during which time sizeable real capital gains accrued to owner-occupiers, particularly those who were already owner-occupiers at the start of this period. The paper constructs housing wealth estimates...