Long-Term Changes in Labor Supply and Taxes: Evidence from OECD Countries, 1956-2004

Lee Edward Ohanian (), Andrea Raffo () and Richard Rogerson ()

No 12786, NBER Working Papers from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Abstract: We document large differences in trend changes in hours worked across OECD countries over the period 1956-2004. We then assess the extent to which these changes are consistent with the intratemporal first order condition from the neoclassical growth model. We find large and trending deviations from this condition, and that the model can account for virtually none of the changes in hours worked. We then extend the model to incorporate observed changes in taxes. Our findings suggest that taxes can account for much of the variation in hours worked both over time and across countries.

JEL-codes: E2 J22 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006-12
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