Actual and optimal labour supply

Sarah Brown () and John Sessions ()

Applied Economics Letters, 2001, vol. 8, issue 2, 111-113

Abstract: The implications of assuming a coincidence of actual and desired work hours for labour supply estimates are investigated. Results suggest significant differences in the wage elasticities of British male employees reporting that their work hours have been constrained vis-a-vis those reporting satisfaction with actual hours.

Date: 2001
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DOI: 10.1080/13504850150204165

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