The Intensive and Extensive Margin of European Labour Supply

Hanna Kröger and Sandra Schaffner
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Hanna Frings

No 291, Ruhr Economic Papers from RWI - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Ruhr-University Bochum, TU Dortmund University, University of Duisburg-Essen

Abstract: Labour supply is determined by two factors: the participation of workers in the labour market (extensive margin), and the number of hours supplied by those working (intensive margin). Based on the European Union Labour Force Survey (EU-LFS), we analyse which margin is more decisive in determining overall labour supply in 24 Member States. The results reveal large diff erences between countries, even after controlling for composition eff ects in terms of socio-demographic and household characteristics. In addition to individual labour supply, our focus is on diff erences between EU Member States concerning household labour supply. Joint determination of the number of hours worked between spouses can be observed for dual-income couples in Austria, the Netherlands and Spain.

Keywords: Female labour supply; household labour supply; European Union; EU-LFS; Female labour supply; household labour supply; European Union; EU-LFS (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J16 J21 J22 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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