Loss Aversion and Labor Supply

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serval:BIB_100C3AAFFE90
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Title
Loss Aversion and Labor Supply
Journal
Journal of the European Economic Association
Author(s)
Goette L., Fehr E., Huffman D.
ISSN
1542-4766
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2004
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
2
Number
2-3
Pages
216 - 228
Language
english
Abstract
In many occupations, workers' labor supply choices are constrained by institutional rules regulating labor time and effort provision. This renders explicit tests of the neoclassical theory of labor supply difficult. Here we present evidence from studies examining labor supply responses in "neoclassical environments" in which workers are free to choose when and how much to work. Despite the favorable environment, the results cast doubt on the neoclassical model. They are, however, consistent with a model of reference-dependent preferences exhibiting loss aversion and diminishing sensitivity.
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