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Labor economics

labor supply curve along which hours worked fall as the wage rises past some point, because the income effect outweighs the substitution effect.

In labor economics, backward-bending labor supply curve refers to labor supply curve along which hours worked fall as the wage rises past some point, because the income effect outweighs the substitution effect. This meaning comes from Robbins (1930) in Economica.[1]

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Robbins, L. (1930). On the Elasticity of Demand for Income in Terms of Effort. Economica, 123. https://doi.org/10.2307/2548225

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