An activity choice approach towards pricing of 1:1 personal services – on the omnipresence of interpersonal utility comparisons
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Keywords
activity choice; utility of work; service sector;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D46 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Value Theory
- J22 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Time Allocation and Labor Supply
- J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-UPT-2015-03-13 (Utility Models and Prospect Theory)
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