Slutsky equation and negative elasticity of labor supply: behavioral bias or optimal consumption-leisure choice?

Malakhov, Sergey (2014): Slutsky equation and negative elasticity of labor supply: behavioral bias or optimal consumption-leisure choice?

Abstract

One of the applications of the prospect theory is the behavioral phenomenon of the negative elasticity of the individual labor supply. This working paper argues that the negative elasticity of labor supply can be understood better with the help of the interpretation of the Slutsky equation with regard to the common consumption-leisure choice.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Slutsky equation, prospect theory, labor supply, consumption-leisure choice
• Subjects: D - Microeconomics > D1 - Household Behavior and Family Economics > D11 - Consumer Economics: Theory

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