贸易经济系学术讲座系列2022年第8讲

主 题：Uncovering the Elasticity of Substitution Between Skilled and Unskilled Labor: Bunching Estimates from China

主讲人: 王建果 （中国人民大学商学院讲师）

协调人: 王晓东

时 间：2022-06-08 16:00

地 点：线上会议室

语 言：中英文

讲座摘要：

We study a “kinked” policy in China that sets a tax deduction limit proportional to firm-level average wage. Quasi-experimental variation and administrative data show a significant bunching at the deduction limit or “kink”. A stylized model shows that firms reduce their average wage by: (i) decreasing the ratio of skilled to unskilled labor; and (ii) inflating the number of workers. Using the bunching method reveals the elasticity of substitution between skilled and unskilled labor, which is a key parameter used in production functions with efficiency units of labor.

主讲人简介：

王建果，中国人民大学商学院讲师。

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