Frisch elasticities in a model of indivisible labor supply with endogenous workweek length

B-Tier
Journal: Scandanavian Journal of Economics
Year: 2024
Volume: 126
Issue: 1
Pages: 194-217

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Abstract

In this paper, I provide an extension of the classical indivisible labor supply model where a large macro Frisch elasticity is reconciled with a small micro counterpart. Households take as given state‐dependent hours per worker – shaped by a nonlinear mapping from hours worked to labor services and employment frictions – and make intertemporal labor supply decisions. In the standard indivisible labor supply model, aggregate fluctuations are independent of the individual preference parameter that governs the intensive‐margin elasticity. In my model, however, they are connected through the extensive margin whose elasticity is empirically reasonable and is shaped by the individual preference parameter.

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RePEc Handle
repec:bla:scandj:v:126:y:2024:i:1:p:194-217
Journal Field
General
Author Count
1
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2026-01-29