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Frontiers of Economics in China

ISSN 1673-3444

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Front. Econ. China    2019, Vol. 14 Issue (2) : 264-301    https://doi.org/10.3868/s060-008-019-0013-8
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Reference Dependent Preference and Labor Supply: Evidence from China
Guanfu Fang1(), Guanliang Hu2, Lan Yao3()
1. School of Business, Shanghai University of International Business and Economics, Shanghai 201620, China
2. School of Economics, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Shanghai 200433, China
3. School of Economics, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Shanghai 200433, China
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Abstract

This paper investigates the daily labor supply decisions of Hangzhou cabdrivers. We find that Hangzhou cabdrivers’ wage elasticity is significantly positive, their working decisions are largely affected by shift time, and crude proxy variables for income; hours targets can hardly explain their working behavior. Nevertheless, Hangzhou cabdrivers are still affected by reference dependent preference. Using new empirical strategies, we show that cabdrivers are more likely to continue working when wage rates are unexpectedly low and more likely to quit when wage rates are unexpectedly high.

Keywords reference dependent preference      wage elasticity      labor supply      income shock     
Issue Date: 17 July 2019
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Guanfu Fang,Guanliang Hu,Lan Yao. Reference Dependent Preference and Labor Supply: Evidence from China[J]. Front. Econ. China, 2019, 14(2): 264-301.
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https://academic.hep.com.cn/fec/EN/10.3868/s060-008-019-0013-8
https://academic.hep.com.cn/fec/EN/Y2019/V14/I2/264
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