HOURS RESTRICTIONS AND LABOR SUPPLY

被引:87
作者
DICKENS, WT [1 ]
LUNDBERG, SJ [1 ]
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[1] UNIV WASHINGTON, SEATTLE, WA 98195 USA
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10.2307/2526955
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F [经济];
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02 ;
摘要
We estimate a labor supply model that permits hours restrictions of a simple but general form. Each individual chooses from among a finite set of jobs drawn at random from a market distribution, each offering a fixed quantity of hours. The polar cases of no constraints on hours worked and exogenous hours are nested within the general case. Our results are consistent with a substantial amount of rationing in the work hours of a sample of low-income men, most of whom are working less than they would like.
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