Taxes and time allocation: Evidence from single women and men

Review of Economic Studies

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 863-897

  Gelber, Alexander M ^a   Mitchell, Joshua W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b URBAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Home production; Housework; Labor supply; Leisure; Taxation; Time allocation

Indexed keywords

EXPENDITURE; GENDER DISPARITY; INCOME; LABOR MARKET; LABOR PARTICIPATION; LABOR POLICY; LABOR SUPPLY; TAX SYSTEM;

EID: 84865199148     PISSN: 00346527     EISSN: 1467937X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/restud/rdr041     Document Type: Article

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