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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.
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Keywords
reference dependent preference
wage elasticity
labor supply
income shock
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Issue Date: 17 July 2019
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