Empirical implementation of labour supply theories is usually based on actual hours of work. This requires strong assumptions on the impact of labour demand. To avoid these assumptions, subjective data on desired labour supply can be used. In this paper we investigate whether respondents'...

We analyze models for individuals' labor market state. We distinguish between full-time and part-time work, but also between various types of economic inactivity, i.e., unemployment, disability, early retirement and working in the household. We consider the impact on the state probabilities of...

Desired and actual working hours of unmarried adults are analyzed. A discrete structural neoclassical model is used to explain desired hours. Desired hours depend on gross wage rates, tax and benefit rules, other income, and some background variables. The model takes account of fixed costs of...