Are long-term wage elasticities of labor supply more negative than short-term ones?

Standard models imply that the wage-elasticity of labor supply is more negative the longer a wage change lasts. I observe decreasing daily hours during short-term wage increases, but not during a long-term one: daily income goals adjusted in the long-term.

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Year of publication:	2014
Authors:	Doran, Kirk
Published in:	Economics Letters. - Elsevier, ISSN 0165-1765. - Vol. 122.2014, 2, p. 208-210
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Labor supply \| Behavioral economics \| Hours constraints

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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