Nonbinary and Transgender Identities and Earnings: Evidence from a National Census

This research uses confidential data at a secure Canada Research Data Centre. This analysis was conducted at the Atlantic Research Data Centre and Victoria Research Data Centre, which are part of the Canadian Research Data Centre Network. The services and activities provided by the Atlantic Research Data center are made possible by the financial or in-kind support of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Canada Foundation for Innovation, Statistics Canada and Dalhousie University. The authors thank Theresa Kim and Matthew McKitrick for help at the ARDC and with disclosure requests. Interested readers can contact the authors on how to obtain access. For helpful comments, we thank Aaron Devor, Sofie Grahn, Rob Haggar, Maxine Lee, Lawrence Stacey, and conference and seminar participants at Columbia University, Vanderbilt University, the University of Victoria, the AEA CSQIEP Virtual Seminar on the Economics of LGBTQ+ Individuals, and the 2024 Atlanta Canada Economic Association Conference at Saint Mary’s University. All errors and omissions are our own. The views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Bureau of Economic Research.

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• October 23, 2024