Labour supply in Italy: an empirical analysis of joint household decisions, with taxes and quantity constraints
用意大利微观数据估计已婚夫妇劳动力供给模型，发现男性供给缺乏弹性，女性（尤其贫困家庭女性）弹性较大，并模拟了1987年税制改为比例税对劳动供给的微弱影响。
This study applies an econometric framework which allows for complex non-convex budget sets, highly non-linear labour supply curves and imperfect markets with institutional constraints. A married couple's version of the model is estimated on Italian microdata. The empirical results show that male labour supply is rather inelastic while labour supply among females, especially participation, is considerably more elastic. The elasticities depend strongly on household income. The largest elasticities are found for females living in poor households. The results of the tax simulations suggest that there are only modest labour supply responses from replacing the 1987 system by proportional taxes. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.