【10月25日】【CHLR应用微观讲座】

主   题： Are Spousal Labor Supplies Substitutes? Evidence from the Workweek Reduction Policy in China

主讲人：Shi Xinzheng

摘   要：We estimate the effects of the spousal labor supply on the individual labor supply by using the workweek reduction policy implemented in China as a natural experiment. We find that an increase in the labor supply of wives significantly reduces the labor supply of husbands, while an increase in the labor supply of husbands has a negative but insignificant effect on that of their wives. However, an increase in the labor supply of the spouse increases the amount of time spent on housework of both husbands and wives. The substitution effect between the labor supplies of spouses found in our paper differs from the findings based on data from developed countries. It suggests that more resources are needed to achieve the goals set by governments in developing countries.

关于主讲人：清华大学经管学院经济系副教授，2000年获北京大学国际政治专业法学学士学位（经济学双学位），2003年获北京大学经济学硕士学位，2009年获密歇根大学经济学博士学位。主要研究领域为发展经济学、公共经济学。

时间：2018年10月25日星期四10:30-11:45

地点：学术会堂南楼608室

主办单位：人力资本与劳动经济研究中心