This study empirically examines the relationship between social tolerance for homosexuality and economic development. Relevant theories support the positive effect of economic development on tolerance as well as the positive effect of tolerance on economic development. While previous studies of attitudes towards homosexuality mainly use individual-level data, we use country-level data and investigate the mutual effects of social tolerance and economic development. We use panel data regression models including pooled, fixed effects, and random effects models and the split-sample regression analysis. The empirical analysis confirms the mutual positive effects between tolerance and economic development.

本研究实证检验了社会对同性恋的容忍度与经济发展之间的关系。相关理论支持经济发展对宽容的积极作用以及宽容对经济发展的积极作用。以往对同性恋态度的研究主要使用个人层面的数据，而我们使用国家层面的数据，研究社会宽容和经济发展的相互影响。我们使用面板数据回归模型，包括合并、固定效应和随机效应模型以及拆分样本回归分析。实证分析证实了宽容与经济发展之间的相互积极影响。