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Habit formation, work ethics and technological progress

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  • João Ricardo Faria
  • Miguel A. León‐Ledesma

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Work ethics affect labour supply. This idea is modelled assuming that work is habit forming. We introduce working habits in a neoclassical growth model and compare its outcomes with a model without habit formation. In addition, we analyse the impact of different forms of technical progress. The findings are that (i) labour supply in the habit formation case is higher than in the neoclassical case; (ii) unlike in the neoclassical case, labour supply in the presence of habit formation depends on the kind of technical progress; and (iii) the kind of technical progress will hence affect the steady‐state levels of consumption, capital stock and output.

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  • João Ricardo Faria & Miguel A. León‐Ledesma, 2004. "Habit formation, work ethics and technological progress," Manchester School, University of Manchester, vol. 72(3), pages 403-413, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:manchs:v:72:y:2004:i:3:p:403-413
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9957.2004.00399.x
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    JEL classification:

    • D99 - Microeconomics - - Micro-Based Behavioral Economics - - - Other
    • J22 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Time Allocation and Labor Supply
    • O33 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes
    • Z13 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology; Language; Social and Economic Stratification

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