The Effect of the Run-Up in the Stock Market on Labor Supply

Posted: 14 Jun 2001

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Ing-Haw Cheng

University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management

Eric French

Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS); Faculty of Economics

Abstract

There are many anecdotes of people who quit their job after having their stock market wealth increase dramatically. This article assesses whether these anecdotes represent isolated incidents or whether the stock market has significantly affected U.S. labor supply.

Suggested Citation

Cheng, Ing-Haw and French, Eric, The Effect of the Run-Up in the Stock Market on Labor Supply. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=248418

Ing-Haw Cheng

University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management ( email )

105 St. George Street
Toronto, Ontario M5S 3E6 M5S1S4
Canada

HOME PAGE: http://inghawcheng.github.io

Eric French (Contact Author)

Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) ( email )

7 Ridgmount Street
London, WC1E 7AE
United Kingdom

Faculty of Economics ( email )

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