Essays on Labor Supply Dynamics, Home Production, and Case-based Preferences

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dc.contributor.advisorSickles, Robin C.en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberBoylan, Richard T.en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberWeston, Jamesen_US
dc.creatorNaaman, Michaelen_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-07-24T19:39:47Zen_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-07-24T19:39:50Zen_US
dc.date.available2013-07-24T19:39:47Zen_US
dc.date.available2013-07-24T19:39:50Zen_US
dc.date.created2012-12en_US
dc.date.issued2013-07-24en_US
dc.date.submittedDecember 2012en_US
dc.date.updated2013-07-24T19:39:50Zen_US
dc.description.abstractIn this paper we examine models that incorporate CBDT. In the first chapter, we will examine CBDT more thoroughly including a reinterpretation of the standard labor supply problem under a wage tax in a partial equilibrium model where preferences exhibit characteristics of CBDT. In the second chapter, we extend the labor supply decision under a wage tax by incorporating a household production function. Utility maximization by repeated substitution is applied as a novel approach to solving dynamic optimization problems. This approach allows us to find labor supply elasticities that evolve over the life cycle. In the third chapter, CBDT will be explored in more depth focusing on its applicability in representing people's preferences over movie rentals in the Netflix competition. This chapter builds on the theoretical model introduced in chapter 1, among other things, expressing the rating of any customer movie pair using the ratings of similar movies that the customer rated and the ratings of the movie in question by similar customers. We will also explore in detail the econometric model used in the Netflix competition which utilizes machine learning and spatial regression to estimate customer's preferences.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationNaaman, Michael. "Essays on Labor Supply Dynamics, Home Production, and Case-based Preferences." (2013) Diss., Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/71677">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/71677</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.slug123456789/ETD-2012-12-287en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/71677en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.en_US
dc.subjectLabor supplyen_US
dc.subjectElasticityen_US
dc.subjectDynamic optimizationen_US
dc.subjectMachine learningen_US
dc.subjectRecommedation systemsen_US
dc.subjectCase based decision theoryen_US
dc.titleEssays on Labor Supply Dynamics, Home Production, and Case-based Preferencesen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentEconomicsen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineSocial Sciencesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelDoctoralen_US
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophyen_US
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