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Presents a new dataset: Global Index on Legal Recognition of Homosexual Orientation.
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Uses fixed effects regressions to test association between LGB inclusion and GDP.
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Additional point on 8-point scale of legal rights associated with $2000 GDP increase.
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Up to one fifth of this result reflects costs to GDP of insufficient legal rights.
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Strong sign that economic development and LGBT inclusion are mutually reinforcing.