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Alternative approaches to discrete working time choice in an AGE framework

Arntz, Melanie (contributor); Boeters, Stefan (contributor); … - 2005

We compare two options of integrating discrete working time choice of heterogenous households into a general equilibrium model. The first, known from the literature, produces household heterogeneity through a working time preference parameter. We contrast this with a model that directly...

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Do hours restrictions matter? : a discrete family labor supply model with endogenous wages and hours restrictions

Wolf, Elke - 1998

The labor supply of West German married and cohabiting couples is analyzed using a discrete choice model. Following van Soest (1995), the labor supply decision is based on a household utility function which is determined by the leisure of the two spouses and net household income. Furthermore,...

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Loosening hours constraints on the supply of labor : what if Germans had a Dutch labor market?

Wolf, Elke - 2000

Total employment in Germany is supposed to increase if people could realize their desired working hours. However, this … additional work-sharing in Germany. Furthermore, the match between actual and desired hours of Germans would improve if Germans … that hours restrictions shrank over time, which means, Germany seems to be moving towards a more flexible labor market. …

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Discrete working time choice in an applied general equilibrium model

Boeters, Stefan (contributor); Feil, Michael (contributor); … - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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Reforming social welfare in Germany : an applied general equilibrium analysis

Boeters, Stefan; Gürtzgen, Nicole; Schnabel, Reinhold - 2003

This paper analyses the effects of a social assistance reform in Germany. In contrast to studies which are based on …

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