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Steady-State Labor Supply Elasticities: A Survey

Bargain, Olivier; Peichl, Andreas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

choices in explaining the large variation in elasticity size observed across studies. While some recent studies show that …

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Structural Labor Supply Models and Wage Exogeneity

Loeffler, Max; Peichl, Andreas; Siegloch, Sebastian - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

There is still considerable dispute about the magnitude of labor supply elasticities. While differences in micro and macro estimates are recently attributed to frictions and adjustment costs, we show that relatively low labor supply elasticities derived from microeconometric models can also be...

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Comparing Labor Supply Elasticities in Europe and the US: New Results

Bargain, Olivier; Orsini, Kristian; Peichl, Andreas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

We suggest the first large-scale international comparison of labor supply elasticities for 17 European countries and the US, separately by gender and marital status. Measurement differences are netted out by using a harmonized empirical approach and comparable data sources. We find that own-wage...

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The Responsiveness of Remittances to the Oil Price: The Case of the GCC

Naufal, George; Termos, Ali - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009

price elasticity of remittances is around 0.4. While most studies have examined the impact of remittances on the real …

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Tax Incentives as a Solution to the Uninsured: Evidence from the Self-Employed

Gumus, Gulcin; Regan, Tracy L. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007

for the self-employed to obtain health insurance coverage. Estimates of the price elasticity of demand confirm the limited …

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Intergenerational Earnings Mobility in Japan among Sons and Daughters: Levels and Trends

Lefranc, Arnaud; Ojima, Fumiaki; Yoshida, Takashi - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

intergenerational income elasticity (IGE) for both sons and daughters, in Japan lies around .35, which is an intermediate value, by …

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Labor Supply Elasticities in Europe and the US

Bargain, Olivier; Orsini, Kristian; Peichl, Andreas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

Despite numerous studies on labor supply, the size of elasticities is rarely comparable across countries. In this paper, we suggest the first large-scale international comparison of elasticities, while netting out possible differences due to methods, data selection and the period of...

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How Responsive is Female Labour Supply to Child Care Costs: New Australian Estimates

Gong, Xiaodong; Breunig, Robert; King, Anthony - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010

improved Australian estimates of labour supply elasticities and child care demand elasticities with respect to gross child care … child care demand. The new estimates are in line with international findings, and their robustness is supported by a …

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In Absolute or Relative Terms? How Framing Prices Affects the Consumer Price Sensitivity of Health Plan Choice

Schmitz, Hendrik; Ziebarth, Nicolas R. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

plans and (b) how the price elasticity of demand for health insurance can be influenced by policymakers through simple … find that the reform led to a sixfold increase in an individual's switching probability and a threefold demand elasticity …

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The Demand for Cigarettes as Derived from the Demand for Weight Control

Cawley, John; von Hinke Kessler Scholder, Stephanie - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

We provide new evidence on the extent to which the demand for cigarettes is derived from the demand for weight control … about the right weight. The derived demand for cigarettes has important implications for tax policy. Under reasonable … assumptions, the demand for cigarettes is less price elastic among those who smoke for weight control. Thus, taxes on cigarettes …

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