A behavioral model of labor supply: Casting some light into the black box of income-leisure choice

Journal of Socio-Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 199-219

  Altman, Morris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

D10; J22; Labor supply; N300; Preferences; Target income

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012813409     PISSN: 10535357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1053-5357(01)00099-3     Document Type: Article

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