dc.contributor.author
Shupe, Cortnie
dc.date.accessioned
2019-07-04T12:10:37Z
dc.date.available
2019-07-04T12:10:37Z
dc.identifier.uri
https://refubium.fu-berlin.de/handle/fub188/24972
dc.identifier.uri
http://dx.doi.org/10.17169/refubium-2732
dc.description.abstract
The goal of this dissertation is to contribute to better understanding the role of various public policies in shaping opportunities, incentives and ultimately economic decisions at the individual and household level. The four independent research papers that constitute the thesis employ microeconometric methods to explore causal relationships between policy interventions, household consumption and labor supply, with a particular interest in low-income households. Chapters one and two both focus on the effects of minimum wages among groups exhibiting lower skills than those present in the average population: teens and the non-employed, respectively. Chapter three investigates the work incentives inherent in tax-benefit systems across 12 countries of the European Union and how these incentives influence labor supply decisions on the extensive margin. Chapter four considers the effect of an in-kind benefit, namely the availability of public health insurance, on household medical spending and consumption.
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dc.format.extent
vi, 186 Seiten
dc.rights.uri
http://www.fu-berlin.de/sites/refubium/rechtliches/Nutzungsbedingungen
dc.subject
labor economics
en
dc.subject
household finance
en
dc.subject
labor supply
en
dc.subject.ddc
300 Sozialwissenschaften::330 Wirtschaft::331 Arbeitsökonomie
dc.title
Household Finances and Labor Supply: The Role of Public Policies
dc.contributor.gender
female
dc.contributor.firstReferee
Schröder, Carsten
dc.contributor.furtherReferee
Neumark, David
dc.date.accepted
2019-06-11
dc.identifier.urn
urn:nbn:de:kobv:188-refubium-24972-9
refubium.affiliation
Wirtschaftswissenschaft
dcterms.accessRights.dnb
free
dcterms.accessRights.openaire
open access
dcterms.accessRights.proquest
accept