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:*#''e'' ∈ [0,1] (Simply, ''e'' is the <nowiki> "effort" </nowiki> term and is equal to the amount per hour that a worker actually works) | :*#''e'' ∈ [0,1] (Simply, ''e'' is the <nowiki> "effort" </nowiki> term and is equal to the amount per hour that a worker actually works) | ||
:*#ε is an error term with μ=0 | :*#ε is an error term with μ=0 | ||
First, note that ''e'' is a function of the wage, the level of monitoring and an exogenously determined <nowiki> "next best option" </nowiki> we'll call ''z'' | |||
Revision as of 03:06, 22 April 2009
The employment relationship can be basically modeled as followed:
- y=y(he)+ε
- Assumptions:
- y' > 0
- y'' < 0
- h = # of hours worked (assuming 1 hour per worker)
- e ∈ [0,1] (Simply, e is the "effort" term and is equal to the amount per hour that a worker actually works)
- ε is an error term with μ=0
- Assumptions:
First, note that e is a function of the wage, the level of monitoring and an exogenously determined "next best option" we'll call z
