Comparing labor supply elasticities in Europe and the United States: New results

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 723-838

  Bargain, Olivier ^a   Orsini, Kristian ^c   Peichl, Andreas ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; LABOR DIVISION; LABOR SUPPLY; WAGE DETERMINATION;

EUROPE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84905486153     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/jhr.49.3.723     Document Type: Article

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