Does Indivisible Labor Explain the Difference between Micro and Macro Elasticities? A Meta-Analysis of Extensive  Margin Elasticities

Authors: Raj Chetty, Adam Guren, Day Manoli,  Andrea Weber

Chetty, Raj, Adam Guren, Day Manoli, and Andrea Weber. “Does Indivisible Labor Explain the Difference between Micro and Macro Elasticities? A Meta-Analysis of Extensive Margin Elasticities.” NBER Macroeconomics Annual (2012).

This paper reviews microeconometric evidence on labor supply elasticities and presents calibrations of macroeconomic models to quasi-experimental studies.