Several excellent surveys exist that report evidence on elasticities for di¤erent coun-
tries and di¤erent periods. Those written in the 1980s mainly focus on estimations using
the continuous labor supply model of Hausman (1981) and provide evidence essentially for
individuals in couples (Hausman, 1985, Pencavel, 1986, for married men, Killingsworth
and Heckman, 1986, for married women). More recent surveys incorporate other methods
and point to a relative consensus on some key
ndings (see Blundell and MaCurdy, 1999,
and Meghir and Phillips, 2008).1 Yet evidence is scattered and a lot of heterogeneity
in estimated elasticities is observed. For instance, Blundell and MaCurdy (1999) report
uncompensated wage elasticities ranging from