Straight-Time and Overtime: A Sequential-Lottery Approach

  • Aleksandar VASILEV American University in Bulgaria, Bulgaria
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14505/tpref.v7.1(13).06

Abstract

This note explores the problem of aggregation with non-convex labor supply decisions in an economy with both straight time and overtime. In contrast to Hansen and Sargent (1988), the paper models this as a sequential decision. Instead of changing from one to infinity, with a sequential non-convexity, the aggregate elasticity of labor supply for overtime work is a function of overall participation rate, and the aggregate elasticity of labor supply for full-time work depends on the share of workers doing overtime.

References

[1] Hansen, G., and Sargent, T. 1988. Straight time and overtime in Equilibrium, Journal of Monetary Economics, 21: 281-308.
[2] Rogerson, R. 1988. Indivisible Labor, lotteries and equilibrium, Journal of Monetary Economics, 21: 3-16.
Published
2016-06-30
How to Cite
VASILEV, Aleksandar. Straight-Time and Overtime: A Sequential-Lottery Approach. Theoretical and Practical Research in Economic Fields, [S.l.], v. 7, n. 1, p. 81-84, june 2016. ISSN 2068-7710. Available at: <https://journals.aserspublishing.eu/tpref/article/view/1257>. Date accessed: 23 apr. 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.14505/tpref.v7.1(13).06.
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Vol 7 No 1 (2016): TPREF, Volume VII, Issue 1(13), Summer 2016
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