Publication type
Journal Article
Authors
Publication date
June 1, 2011
Abstract:
In this study, the females’ labour supply is modelled as a discrete choice problem assuming that preference for leisure and consumption can be described by a quadratic utility function which allows for non-convexities in the budget set. As far as we know, such a model has never been developed in Luxembourg. We assess females’ behavioural responses to the significant changes in the tax-benefit system during 2001-2002 in Luxembourg. Only moderate impact is found, on average, on the efficiency of the economy as measured by the labour supply effects. The impact is indeed concentrated on richer single women. These increase significantly their labour force which more than doubles the non-behavioural effect of the tax reform on disposable income and boosts the gains in well-being for that part of population.
Published in
Brussels Economic Review
Volume and page numbers
Volume: 54 , p.389 -420
ISSN
80195
Subjects
Link
https://dipot.ulb.ac.be/dspace/bitstream/2013/122845/1/ARTICLE%20BERGER-ISLAM-LIEGEOIS%20ok.pdf
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