'Dinkies' and Housewives: The Regulation of Shopping Hours.
The idea of deregulating shopping hours brings strong opposition from many groups in the society. Surprisingly, even many consumers oppose deregulation. This paper rationalizes this behavior by considering heterogeneous consumers who differ in their earnings abilities. If a majority of families has two income earners, long open hours become essential and the regulation of shopping hours tends to be eliminated. If most families are single income households, the regulation may be imposed in order to keep prices low. Taking the repercussions on the labor supply decision into account, multiple equilibria can be explained. Copyright 1997 by WWZ and Helbing & Lichtenhahn Verlag AG
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1997
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Authors: | Thum, Marcel ; Weichenrieder, Alfons |
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Kyklos. - Wiley Blackwell, ISSN 0023-5962. - Vol. 50.1997, 4, p. 539-59
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Wiley Blackwell |
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