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Labor Supply Elasticities in Europe and the US
Bargain, Olivier; Orsini, Kristian; Peichl, Andreas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
Despite numerous studies on labor supply, the size of elasticities is rarely comparable across countries. In this paper, we suggest the first large-scale international comparison of elasticities, while netting out possible differences due to methods, data selection and the period of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009151029
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In-Work Policies in Europe : Killing Two Birds with One Stone?
Bargain, Olivier; Orsini, Kristian - 2004
Earning an income is probably the best way of avoiding poverty and social exclusion, hence the recent trend of promoting employment through in-work transfers in OECD countries. Yet, the relative consensus on the need for ?making work pay? policies is muddied by a number of concerns relative to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262176
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On Modeling Household Labor Supply with Taxation
Bargain, Olivier - 2005
households optimizing statically, is strongly rejected when tested against a general model with price- and income … of responses to a tax reform. In particular, large differences appear between standard models and the general model which … consistent with economic theory. The general model we suggest may provide future research with an interesting setting to test …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262185
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Cooperative Models in Action : Simulation of a Nash-Bargaining Model of Household Labor Supply with Taxation
Bargain, Olivier; Moreau, Nicolas - 2005
Several theoretical contributions, starting with McElroy and Horney (1981) and Manser and Brown (1980), have suggested to model household behavior as a Nash-bargaining game. Since then, very few attempts have been made to operationalize cooperative models of household labor supply for policy...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262203
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Beans for breakfast? How exportable is the British workfare model?
Bargain, Olivier; Orsini, Kristian - 2006
Social assistance and inactivity traps have long been considered amongst the main causes of the poor employment performance of EU countries. The success of New Labour has triggered a growing interest in instruments capable of combining the promotion of responsibility and self-sufficiency with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267326
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Making Work Pay': in a rationed labour market
Bargain, Olivier; Caliendo, Marco; Haan, Peter; Orsini, … - 2006
We assess the labour supply effects of two 'making work pay' reforms in Germany. We provide evidence in favour of policies that distinguish between low effort and low productivity by targeting individuals with low wages rather than individuals with low earnings. In assessing the policies we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267602
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In-work transfers in good times and bad: simulations for Ireland
Bargain, Olivier; Doorley, Karina - 2009
In-work transfers are often seen as a good trade-off between redistribution and efficiency, as they alleviate poverty among low-wage households while increasing financial incentives to work. The present study explores the consequences of extending these transfers in Ireland, where support for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269408
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On modeling household labor supply with taxation
Bargain, Olivier - 2007
rejected against a more general model with price- and income- dependent preferences. The latter can be rationalized in terms of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010272362
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In-work transfers in good times and bad: Simulations for Ireland
Bargain, Olivier; Doorley, Karina - 2009
In-work transfers are often seen as a good trade-off between redistribution and efficiency, as they alleviate poverty among low-wage households while increasing financial incentives to work. The present study explores the consequences of extending these transfers in Ireland, where support for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010292897
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Labor supply elasticities in Europe and the US
Bargain, Olivier; Orsini, Kristian; Peichl, Andreas - 2011
Despite numerous studies on labor supply, the size of elasticities is rarely comparable across countries. In this paper, we suggest the first large-scale international comparison of elasticities, while netting out possible differences due to methods, data selection and the period of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010293670