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DOI10.3386/w20695
来源IDWorking Paper 20695
Toward an Understanding of Reference-Dependent Labor Supply: Theory and Evidence from a Field Experiment
Steffen Andersen; Alec Brandon; Uri Gneezy; John A. List
发表日期2014-11-24
出版年2014
语种英语
摘要Perhaps the most powerful form of framing arises through reference dependence, wherein choices are made recognizing the starting point or a goal. In labor economics, for example, a form of reference dependence, income targeting, has been argued to represent a serious challenge to traditional economic models. We design a field experiment linked tightly to three popular economic models of labor supply—two behavioral variants and one simple neoclassical model—to deepen our understanding of the positive implications of our major theories. Consistent with neoclassical theory and reference-dependent preferences with endogenous reference points, workers (vendors in open air markets) supply more hours when presented with an expected transitory increase in hourly wages. In contrast with the prediction of behavioral models, however, when vendors earn an unexpected windfall early in the day, their labor supply does not respond. A key feature of our market in terms of parsing the theories is that vendors do not post prices rather they haggle with customers. In this way, our data also speak to the possibility of reference-dependent preferences over other dimensions. Our investigation again yields results that are in line with neoclassical theory, as bargaining patterns are unaffected by the unexpected windfall.
主题Econometrics ; Experimental Design ; Microeconomics
URLhttps://www.nber.org/papers/w20695
来源智库National Bureau of Economic Research (United States)
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Steffen Andersen,Alec Brandon,Uri Gneezy,et al. Toward an Understanding of Reference-Dependent Labor Supply: Theory and Evidence from a Field Experiment. 2014.
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