# Estimating the Firm’s Labor Supply Curve in a “New Monopsony” Framework: Schoolteachers in Missouri

@article{Ransom2010EstimatingTF,
title={Estimating the Firm’s Labor Supply Curve in a “New Monopsony” Framework: Schoolteachers in Missouri},
author={Michael R Ransom and David P. Sims},
journal={Journal of Labor Economics},
year={2010},
volume={28},
pages={331 - 355}
}
• Published 2010
• Economics
• Journal of Labor Economics
In the context of certain dynamic models, it is possible to infer the elasticity of labor supply to the firm from the elasticity of the quit rate with respect to the wage. Using this property, we estimate the average labor supply elasticity to public school districts in Missouri. We leverage the plausibly exogenous variation in prenegotiated district salary schedules to instrument for actual salary. These estimates imply a labor supply elasticity of about 3.7, suggesting that school districts… Expand
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