Labour-supply elasticities Income elasticityCompensated wage elasticity Sweden Men-0,1 – 0,00,08 – 0,24 Women-0,24 – -0,030,22 – 1,07 UK Married men Married women Lone mothers Sources: Agell et al. (1995) and Blundell (1992)
Source: Flood (2010)
Simulated changes in labour supply from the Swedish 2008 reform (the enforced in-work deduction) Participation before Participation after % change in hours conditional on working % change in hours totally Low Medium High All Source: Flood (2008)
Table 15.3 (ε=1) IncomeAverage tax (%)Marginal tax (%) Source: Mirrlees (1971)