Aggregate implications of indivisible labor, incomplete markets, and labor market frictions

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Journal: Journal of Monetary Economics
Year: 2008
Volume: 55
Issue: 5
Pages: 961-979

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1.005 = (α=2.01 / 4 authors) × 2.0x A-tier

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Abstract

We study the impact of tax and transfer programs on steady-state allocations in a model with search frictions, an operative labor supply margin, and incomplete markets. In a benchmark model that has indivisible labor and incomplete markets but no trading frictions we show that the aggregate effects of taxes are identical to those in the economy with employment lotteries, though individual employment and asset dynamics can be different. The effect of frictions on the response of aggregate hours to a permanent tax change is highly nonlinear. There is considerable scope for substitution between "voluntary" and "frictional" nonemployment in some situations.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:moneco:v:55:y:2008:i:5:p:961-979
Journal Field
Macro
Author Count
4
Added to Database
2026-01-25