
handle: 10419/20164
In many occupations, workers' labor supply choices are constrained by institutional rules regulating labor time and effort provision. This renders explicit tests of the neoclassical theory of labor supply difficult. Here we present evidence from studies examining labor supply responses in “neoclassical environments” in which workers are free to choose when and how much to work. Despite the favorable environment, the results cast doubt on the neoclassical model. They are, however, consistent with a model of reference-dependent preferences exhibiting loss aversion and diminishing sensitivity. (JEL: J22, B49)
Prospect Theory, ddc:330, loss aversion, labor supply, J22, reference dependent, Risikoaversion, labor supply, Zeitpräferenz, 330 Economics, loss aversion, Arbeitszeit, 10007 Department of Economics, IEW Institute for Empirical Research in Economics (former), labor supply, loss aversion, neoclassical environments, intertemporal substitution, B49, Deutschland, Arbeitsangebot, Theorie, jel: jel:B49, jel: jel:J22
Prospect Theory, ddc:330, loss aversion, labor supply, J22, reference dependent, Risikoaversion, labor supply, Zeitpräferenz, 330 Economics, loss aversion, Arbeitszeit, 10007 Department of Economics, IEW Institute for Empirical Research in Economics (former), labor supply, loss aversion, neoclassical environments, intertemporal substitution, B49, Deutschland, Arbeitsangebot, Theorie, jel: jel:B49, jel: jel:J22
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