Aggregating Labour Supply and Feedback Effects in Microsimulation

This paper explores an extention of behavioural microsimulation modelling so that third round effects of a policy change can be simulated. The first round effects relate to fixed hours of work, while second round effects allow for changes in desired hours of work at unchanged wages. Third round effe...

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Main Authors: Creedy, J., Duncan, Alan
Format: Journal Article
Published: The Centre for Labour Market Research, Curtin Business School, Curtin University of Technology 2005
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/18167
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description This paper explores an extention of behavioural microsimulation modelling so that third round effects of a policy change can be simulated. The first round effects relate to fixed hours of work, while second round effects allow for changes in desired hours of work at unchanged wages. Third round effects allow for endogenous changes to the distribution of wage rates resulting from the labour supply responses to tax changes. This is achieved using the concept of an aggregate ‘supply response schedule’, which identifies the extent to which average labour supply responds to a proportional change in wage rates. The third round effect is obtained after re-running a micro simulation model with a suitable modification to individuals’ wage rates. The method is illustrated using the MITTS behavioural microsimulation model.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-181672017-02-28T01:28:19Z Aggregating Labour Supply and Feedback Effects in Microsimulation Creedy, J. Duncan, Alan This paper explores an extention of behavioural microsimulation modelling so that third round effects of a policy change can be simulated. The first round effects relate to fixed hours of work, while second round effects allow for changes in desired hours of work at unchanged wages. Third round effects allow for endogenous changes to the distribution of wage rates resulting from the labour supply responses to tax changes. This is achieved using the concept of an aggregate ‘supply response schedule’, which identifies the extent to which average labour supply responds to a proportional change in wage rates. The third round effect is obtained after re-running a micro simulation model with a suitable modification to individuals’ wage rates. The method is illustrated using the MITTS behavioural microsimulation model. 2005 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/18167 The Centre for Labour Market Research, Curtin Business School, Curtin University of Technology restricted
spellingShingle Creedy, J.
Duncan, Alan
Aggregating Labour Supply and Feedback Effects in Microsimulation
title Aggregating Labour Supply and Feedback Effects in Microsimulation
title_full Aggregating Labour Supply and Feedback Effects in Microsimulation
title_fullStr Aggregating Labour Supply and Feedback Effects in Microsimulation
title_full_unstemmed Aggregating Labour Supply and Feedback Effects in Microsimulation
title_short Aggregating Labour Supply and Feedback Effects in Microsimulation
title_sort aggregating labour supply and feedback effects in microsimulation
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/18167