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2016
How important is precautionary labor supply?
How important is precautionary labor supply?
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We quantify the importance of precautionary labor supply using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) for 2001-2012. We estimate dynamic labor supply equations augmented with a measure of wage risk. Our results show that married men choose about 2.5% of their hours of work or one week per year on average to shield against unpredictable wage shocks. This implies that about 26% of precautionary savings are due to precautionary labor supply. If self-employed faced the same wage risk as the median civil servant, their hours of work would reduce by 4%.
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Hohenheim discussion papers in business, economics and social sciences; 2016,07
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@techreport{Schmitz2016,
url = {https://hohpublica.uni-hohenheim.de/handle/123456789/6036},
author = {Schmitz, Sebastian and Rostam-Afschar, Davud and Jessen, Robin et al.},
title = {How important is precautionary labor supply?},
year = {2016},
school = {Universität Hohenheim},
series = {Hohenheim discussion papers in business, economics and social sciences},
}