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labor supply
worker can choose how many hrs she works every day w/ frequent temporary changes in hr/wage
some days she earns $5/hr, others, $10/hr
constraint: $/per hour --> 24 hr limit
neoclassical theory of labor supply
predicts a pos relationship (or no relationship) between worker's hrs & wage
easier to make more income by working high-wage days & less hrs than the reverse
if doesn't like variable hours, work 8 hr/day every day
won't work many hrs on low-wage days
can test w/ services like uber, instacart, etc

daily income targeting
workers have daily income goal they’d like to make
lower than goal is painful, but going above is NOT great either (time cost)
income targeting explains neg correlation between wages & hrs
worker w/ higher wage reach target faster
income targeting
agent wants to achieve $T of earnings
λ > 1 --> loss aversion coefficient
utility function has kink at T/w

neoclassical theory of consumption
predicts people will try to smooth their consumption lvls over time
b/c diminishing marginal utility of wealth -> consumers prefer smooth over uneven consumption
if consumer gets news abt future income, should respond to it today
if income increase --> borrow against future income & spend extra money today
if income decrease --> save tmr & not cut back too much tomorrow
Shea (1995)
next yr's wage increased --> pple increased consumption today
next yr's wage decreased --> pple don't decrease consumption
asymmetric response
CLA model predict consumers spend unexpected gains immediately but delay unexpected losses