The allocation of time in public administrations subject to bribery in developing countries: The basic model of labour supplu revisited

Siméon Maxime Bikoue
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Siméon Maxime Bikoue: Advanced School of Economics and Commerce, University of Douala

Turkish Economic Review, 2020, vol. 7, issue 3, 151-163

Abstract: The purpose of this article is to revisit the basic model of labour supply taking into account the existence of corruption in public administrations in developing countries. The worker-consumer programme modified by the integration of bribery shows that at equilibrium, the optimal solution leads to a Marginal Rate of Substitution of leisure consumption equal to the real contractual wage rate plus the actual bribe rate. Because of the latter, the reserve wage is no longer an essential determinant for participating in the labour market. Corruption seems to amplify the substitution and income effects.

Keywords: Time allocation; Bribery-Marginal rate of consumption; Leisure substitution; Reserve wage; Substitution effect; Income effect. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C53 C58 G11 G17 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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