,The Impact of Extending Marriage to Same-Sex Couples on the New Jersey Budget

The Impact of Extending Marriage to Same-Sex Couples on the New Jersey Budget


 

Publication Date: June 2008

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Author(s): Brad Sears; M.V. Lee Badgett

Research Area: Economics; Law and ethics

Type: Report

Coverage: New Jersey

Abstract:

This analysis estimates the impact of extending marriage to same-sex couples on state and local government revenues in New Jersey. Using the best data available, we estimate that allowing same-sex couples to marry will result in approximately $19 million in new revenue over the next three years.