LOSS AVERSION AND LABOR SUPPLY

Ernst Fehr, David Huffman and Lorenz Goette

Method and Hist of Econ Thought from University Library of Munich, Germany

Abstract: In many occupations, workers’ labor supply choices are constrained by institutional rules regulating labor time and effort provision. This renders explicit tests of the neoclassical theory of labor supply difŽ cult. Here we present evidence from studies examining labor supply responses in “neoclassical environments” in which workers are free to choose when and how much to work. Despite the favorable environment, the results cast doubt on the neoclassical model. They are, however, consistent with a model of reference-dependent preferences exhibiting loss aversion and diminishing sensitivity.

Keywords: labor supply; loss aversion; neoclassical environments (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: B49 J22 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 13 pages
Date: 2004-09-29
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Journal Article: Loss Aversion and Labor Supply (2004)
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