Using information on desired and actual hours of work, we formulate a discrete choice model of constrained labor supply. Using the German Socio-Economic Panel and the microsimulation model STSM, we find that hours and participation elasticities are substantially smaller than those in the...

Infolge der Globalisierung des Wettbewerbs und verstärkter Maßnahmen zum Abbau von Handelsbarrieren in der Europäischen Union tritt die Bedeutung von Ländergrenzen für unternehmerische Handlungen zunehmend in den Hintergrund. Dies kann zu einem erhöhten Wettbewerb in Grenzgebieten führen....

We estimate Frisch labour supply functions for married women using information on desired hours, under the assumptions that these are based on a smooth convex approximation of the budget constraint. The minimum distance approach used allows for correlated random effects both in the wage and in...

This article describes ZEW-EviSTA®, the microsimulation model developed and used at ZEW - Centre for European Economic Research in Mannheim. The model simulates the German tax and transfer system using household micro level data. By estimating fiscal effects, labor market outcomes as well as...