Working Paper: NBER ID: w16636
Authors: Richard Rogerson
Abstract: I analyze two extensions to the standard model of life cycle labor supply that feature operative choices along both the intensive and extensive margin. The first assumes that individuals face different continuous wage-hours schedules. The second assumes that all work must be coordinated across individuals. These models look similar qualitatively but have very different implications for how aggregate labor supply responds to changes in taxes. In the first model, curvature in the utility from leisure function plays relatively little role in determining the overall change in hours worked, whereas in the second model it is of first order importance. The second model has important implications for what data is best able to provide evidence on the extent of curvature in the utility from leisure function.
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JEL Codes: E24; J22
Edges that are evidenced by causal inference methods are in orange, and the rest are in light blue.
| Cause | Effect |
|---|---|
| preference parameters (D11) | labor supply elasticity (J20) |
| curvature in utility from leisure function (D11) | aggregate response to tax changes (H29) |
| continuous wage-hours menu model (J33) | large aggregate responses to tax changes (H32) |
| work schedule model (J22) | aggregate elasticities (C43) |
| individual labor supply (J29) | idiosyncratic variation (L15) |
| aggregate labor outcomes (E24) | aggregate variation (C43) |