Annual Irish data are used to estimate a model which allows for the joint determination of commodity demands and labour supply. Consumer preferences are modelled by a cost function of the Gorman polar form which permits ...
This paper investigates the impact of own-health,and that of others, on individual labour supply. We estimate a model of hours of caring and hours of work using a large micro dataset of UK households. We find that own ill ...
This paper examines the implications of extending the Ahmad-Stern model of indirect tax reform to include labour supply. The inclusion of labour supply alters the basic measure of marginal revenue cost (MRC) of indirect ...
Walsh, Brendan M.(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1971)
There has been a resurgence of interest among economists in the theoretical and empirical aspects of labour supply and demand. Additionally, the present widespread interest in the position of woman in society naturally ...