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Are Shirking and Leisure Substitutable? An Empirical Test of Efficiency Wages Based on Urban Economic Theory

Ross, Stephen L.; Zenou, Yves - 2006

allow for behavioral substitution between leisure time at home and effort at work. In equilibrium, residing at a location … with a long commute affects the time available for leisure at home and therefore affects the trade-off between effort at … wages, which are both consistent with shirking and leisure being substitutable. …

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14.452 Macroeconomic Theory II, Spring 2002

Blanchard, Olivier - 2002

and Facts The basic model: the consumption/saving choice Allowing for a labor/leisure choice (the RBC model) Allowing for …

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14.452 Macroeconomic Theory II, Spring 2005

Blanchard, Olivier - 2005

and Facts; The basic model: the consumption/saving choice; Allowing for a labor/leisure choice (the RBC model); Allowing …

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Alleindienstleister im Berufsfeld Kultur : Versuch einer erwerbssoziologischen Konzeptualisierung

Gottschall, Karin; Betzelt, Sigrid - 2001

Die Kulturberufe gehören zu den seit Jahren expandierenden Wissensberufen und nehmen im bundesdeutschen Erwerbssystem in verschiedener Hinsicht eine Sonderstellung ein. So werden sie häufig in der Form des "Alleindienstleisters" ausgeübt und weisen hohe Frauenanteile und Akademisierungsgrade...

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14.64 Labor Economics and Public Policy, Spring 2006

Angrist, Joshua David - 2006

Theory and evidence concerning the functioning of the labor market. Particular emphasis on the roles played by government and institutions. Topics include minimum wages, labor market effects of social insurance and welfare programs, the collective bargaining relationship, discrimination, human...

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Impact of 2001 Building Technology, state and community programs on United States employment and wage income

MJ Scott; DJ Hostick; DB Elliott - 2008

The Department of Energy Office of Building Technology, State and Community Programs (BTS) is interested in assessing the potential economic impacts of its portfolio of programs on national employment and income. A special purpose version of the IMPLAN input-output model allied In Build is used...

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A structural analysis of natural gas consumption by income class from 1987 to 1993

Poyer, D.A. - 2009

This study had two major objectives: (1) assess and compare changes in natural gas consumption between 1987 and 1993 by income group and (2) assess the potential influence of energy policy on observed changes in natural gas consumption over time and across income groups. This analysis used U.S....

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Income Distribution Dynamics with Endogenous Fertility

Chen, Daniel L.; Kremer, Michael - 2002

Developing countries with highly unequal income distributions, such as Brazil or South Africa, face an uphill battle in reducing inequality. Educated workers in these countries have a much lower birth rate than uneducated workers. Assuming children of educated workers are more likely to become...

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Income Inequality and Racial/Ethnic Infant Mortality in the United States

Jesmin, Syeda Sarah - 2008

The objective of this study was to examine if intra-racial income inequality contributes to higher infant mortality rates (IMRs) for African-Americans. The conceptual framework for this study is derived from Richard Wilkinson's psychosocial environment interpretation of the income inequality and...

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Entrepreneurship and the Evolution of Income Distributions in Poland and Russia

Berkowitz, Daniel; Jackson, John E. - 2005

Differences in the evolution of income distribution in Poland and Russia in the post-socialist era are striking: for example, in Poland, the gini coefficient on earnings went from 0.28 to 0.33 between 1988 and 1998 while in Russia it went from 0.27 to 0.47 (UNICEF, 2001). We argue that these...

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