Using Labor Supply Elasticities to Learn about Income Inequality : The Role of Productivities versus Preferences

Using Labor Supply Elasticities to Learn about Income Inequality : The Role of Productivities versus Preferences

This paper argues that labor supply elasticities encode information about the determinants of income inequality. In the theoretical framework, individuals choose labor supply conditional on productivities and preferences for consumption relative to...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bergstrom, Katy, Dodds, William
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
Subjects:
LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
LABOR SUPPLY
ELASTICITY
INCOME INEQUALITY
PREFERENCE
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/764311578322352997/Using-Labor-Supply-Elasticities-to-Learn-about-Income-Inequality-The-Role-of-Productivities-versus-Preferences
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33151

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/764311578322352997/Using-Labor-Supply-Elasticities-to-Learn-about-Income-Inequality-The-Role-of-Productivities-versus-Preferences
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33151

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