Alternative Interpretations of Hours Information in an Econometric Model of Labour Supply
Journal
Empirical Economics
ISSN
0377-7332
Type
journal article
Date Issued
1993
Author(s)
Abstract
Not available in German. This paper examines the labor supply behaviour of married woman in France. A sequence of models is specified and estimated which incorporate different amounts of information on observed weekly hours. In all models the distinction is drawn between search and non-participation among non-workers. We provide extensive specification diagnostics, including Heckman-Andrews tests, as well as Hausman tests for the comparison of different handlings of the hours of information. It turns out that distinguishing between part-time, full-time and long hours gives virtually the same results as treating observed hours as reflecting desired hours.
Language
English
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
Refereed
No
Publisher
Physica Verlag
Publisher place
Heidelberg
Volume
18
Number
3
Start page
393
End page
415
Pages
23
Subject(s)
Eprints ID
14762