The backward hustle: An experimental investigation of tax code notches and labor supply
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Keywords
Notches; Bunching; Labor supply; Overconfidence; Loss aversion; Self-control;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- H31 - Public Economics - - Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents - - - Household
- J22 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Time Allocation and Labor Supply
- C91 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Laboratory, Individual Behavior
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