Estimating labor supply responses using tax reforms

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Blundell, R; Duncan, A; Meghir, C
• 署名单位: University of London; University College London; London School Economics & Political Science; University of London; University College London; University of York - UK; University of York - UK
• 刊物名称: ECONOMETRICA
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0012-9682
• DOI: 10.2307/2999575
• 发表日期: 1998
• 页码: 827-861
• 关键词: empirical-model; variables; regression

摘要

The 1980's tax reforms and the changing dispersion of wages offer one of the best opportunities yet to estimate labor supply effects. Nevertheless, changing sample composition, aggregate shocks, the changing composition of the tax paying population, and discontinuities in the tax system create serious identification and estimation problems. We develop grouping estimators that address these issues. Our results reveal positive and moderately sized wage elasticities. We: also find negative income effects for women with children.