Consider worker 1 with non-labour income Y facing a wage offer w and a utility function defined over consumption and leisure. U(c,l) = lnC + 4lnl Suppose the worker participates in the labour market. Derive worker’s compensated labor supply function and the compensated labour supply elasticity with respect to wage as a function of utility level and wage.

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Consider worker 1 with non-labour income Y facing a wage offer w and a utility function defined over consumption and leisure. U(c,l) = lnC + 4lnl

Suppose the worker participates in the labour market. Derive worker’s compensated labor supply function and the compensated labour supply elasticity with respect to wage as a function of utility level and wage.

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