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SSE/EFI Working Paper Series in Economics and Finance,
Stockholm School of Economics

No 597: Labor Supply and Saving under Uncertainty

Martin Floden ()
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Martin Floden: Dept. of Economic Statistics, Stockholm School of Economics, Postal: Stockholm School of Economics, P.O. Box 6501, SE-113 83 Stockholm, Sweden

Abstract: This paper examines how variations in labor supply can be used to self-insure against wage uncertainty, and the impact of such self-insurance on precautionary saving. The analytical framework is a two-period model with saving and labor-supply decisions where preferences are consistent with balanced growth. The main findings are that (i) labor-supply flexibility raises precautionary saving when future wages are uncertain, and (ii) uncertainty about future wages raises current labor supply and reduces future labor supply.

Keywords: precautionary saving; prudence; labor supply

JEL-codes: D81; E21

19 pages, April 22, 2005

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