期刊名称：Discussion Papers in Economic and Social History / Oxford University
出版年度：2009
卷号：2009
出版社：Oxford
摘要：In pre-industrial economies labour supply curves often bend backwards at very low
levels of income. This changed prior to the industrial revolution: total working
hours increased (De Vries (1993, Voth (1998,2000). This paper examines this
industrious revolution using a model of labour supply where consumption takes time.
This analytical framework enables us to draw a distinction between a pessimistic
account of the industrious revolution as suggested by Van Zanden (2006) and an
optimistic account advanced by de Vries (2008) of an industrious revolution driven
by changing patterns of demand. This formulation clarifies the importance of new
consumption opportunities in driving hours worked.
关键词：labour supply, industrious revolution, consumption, time allocation
