Explaining benefit take-up behavior – the role of incentives and habits
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Parental benefits; incomplete take-up; after-tax benefits;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- H24 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Personal Income and Other Nonbusiness Taxes and Subsidies
- J22 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Time Allocation and Labor Supply
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-LMA-2024-03-11 (Labor Markets - Supply, Demand, and Wages)
- NEP-PBE-2024-03-11 (Public Economics)
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