Deriving the labour supply curve from happiness data
An alternative empirical method to estimating the labour supply function is proposed, based upon subjective wellbeing data. It potentially addresses limitations of the standard neo-classical approach by allowing workers’ observed hours worked to deviate from their utility maximising point.
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2012
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| author | Dockery, Alfred Michael |
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| description | An alternative empirical method to estimating the labour supply function is proposed, based upon subjective wellbeing data. It potentially addresses limitations of the standard neo-classical approach by allowing workers’ observed hours worked to deviate from their utility maximising point. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-279632019-02-19T05:35:24Z Deriving the labour supply curve from happiness data Dockery, Alfred Michael Working hours Subjective wellbeing Labour supply An alternative empirical method to estimating the labour supply function is proposed, based upon subjective wellbeing data. It potentially addresses limitations of the standard neo-classical approach by allowing workers’ observed hours worked to deviate from their utility maximising point. 2012 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/27963 10.1016/j.econlet.2012.07.002 Elsevier fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Working hours Subjective wellbeing Labour supply Dockery, Alfred Michael Deriving the labour supply curve from happiness data |
| title | Deriving the labour supply curve from happiness data |
| title_full | Deriving the labour supply curve from happiness data |
| title_fullStr | Deriving the labour supply curve from happiness data |
| title_full_unstemmed | Deriving the labour supply curve from happiness data |
| title_short | Deriving the labour supply curve from happiness data |
| title_sort | deriving the labour supply curve from happiness data |
| topic | Working hours Subjective wellbeing Labour supply |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/27963 |