Deriving the labour supply curve from happiness data

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2012
Volume: 117
Issue: 3
Pages: 898-900

Score contribution per author:

1.009 = (α=2.02 / 1 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

An alternative empirical method to estimating the labour supply function is proposed, based upon subjective wellbeing data. It potentially addresses limitations of the standard neo-classical approach by allowing workers’ observed hours worked to deviate from their utility maximising point.

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RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:117:y:2012:i:3:p:898-900
Journal Field
General
Author Count
1
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2026-01-25