Labour Supply: Measurement and Income-Leisure Model
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What is the effect of an increase in the wage rate on labour supply according to the income-leisure model?

  • It has no effect on labour supply.
  • It always leads to a decrease in labour supply.
  • It always leads to an increase in labour supply.
  • It has an ambiguous effect on labour supply. (correct)
  • Which type of income maintenance program is most likely to provide a work incentive?

  • Social assistance
  • Unemployment insurance
  • Demogrant
  • Wage subsidy (correct)
  • What is the main challenge in estimating the effects of a program on individual behaviour?

  • Data collection
  • Program implementation
  • Identifying causal relationships (correct)
  • Survey design
  • What is the primary goal of childcare subsidies?

    <p>To increase labour force participation among parents</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does the labour force participation decision fit into the general theory of labour supply?

    <p>It is a part of the labour supply decision</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of worker's compensation programs?

    <p>To provide financial assistance to workers who are injured on the job</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used to describe the maximum amount of income and leisure an individual can attain given the income constraint?

    <p>Utility-maximizing equilibrium</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the effect of an increase in non-labour income on labour supply?

    <p>Parallel outward shift of the budget constraint</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What determines the willingness to exchange leisure for consumption or income?

    <p>MRS (Marginal Rate of Substitution)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the net effect of a wage increase on labour supply participation?

    <p>Depends on the relative strength of the substitution and income effects</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the classification of leisure when an increase in income leads to an increase in leisure consumption?

    <p>Normal good</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main assumption made in the basic income-leisure model?

    <p>That consumers have well-defined preferences over all possible combinations of consumption and leisure</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key characteristic of an individual who is considered unemployed?

    <p>They are actively looking for a job</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main goal of designing welfare programs with minimal adverse work incentives?

    <p>To direct benefits to those who most need it</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the labour force participation rate (LFPR) a measure of?

    <p>The fraction of the population that participates in the labour force</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of overtime premiums?

    <p>To induce workers to work overtime</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a potential issue with unemployment insurance?

    <p>It unambiguously reduces incentives to work, thereby reducing overall employment</p> Signup and view all the answers

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