Estimating labour supply elasticities under rationing: a structural model of time allocation behaviour.

Journal article

This paper presents a structural model of the allocation of time to various non-market activities and market work by couples and single men and women. Parameters are estimated using a sample taken from the UK 2000 Time Use Survey. Own-wage effects are found to be positive for both men and women and are larger for cohabiting individuals than for singles. The presence of young children leads to a much larger increase in the time spent in home production by women than by men. However, the presen...

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Authors: Prowse, V

• Journal: Canadian Journal of Economics
• Volume: 42
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 90 - 112
• Publication date: 2009-01-01
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5982.2008.01500.x
• ISSN: 0008-4085
• Language: English