Supply-side economists argue that lowering tax rates leads to an increase in labor supply. What does this suggest about the effects of wage changes?

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29 May 2019
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28 May 2026

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Supply-side theory posits that when wages increase due to lower taxes, workers are motivated to supply more labor because the substitution effect (working more due to higher wages) dominates the income effect (working less because of higher income). Therefore, the substitution effect is stronger than the income effect.

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