This paper presents a theoretical model of the impact of a reduction of standard working time on the demand for workers. The model endogenizes the decision of the firm for overtime hours. Substitution and scale effects associated with this policy are examined using duality theorems under...

The principal aim of this paper is to present an analysis of the factors that influence the dynamics of welfare spells among households. Four sets of variables are distinguished: variables that affect work conditions and individual preferences; variables that influence labour market rationing;...

Recently, a new theoretical framework has been proposed to analyze the behavior of households composed of two adults. This approach, usually referred to has the “collective model”, assumes that spouses have distinct preferences and that household decisions are Pareto efficient. So far, most...

This article draws up a portrait of effective marginal tax rates (EMTRs) on labour income in Quebec. It aims in part to provide a better understanding of the impact of tax policy on the labour market and saving behavior of agents. Using an accounting micro-simulation model that incorporates the...

The paper is a brief critical evaluation of the treatment of the "supply of labour" in the CANDIDE model. The authors note that the "supply of labour block" does not occur to have retained much of the effort of the CANDIDE developing team. With regards to the specification of the equation of...