Abstract: This paper attempts to offer a systematic analysis of theoretical advances in researches on labor supply during the past decades.Based on an introduction to the typical neoclassical model of individual labor supply,the paper discusses intertemporal selection,participation of the labor market,and wage endogenesis.The author observes that major development in this research area is found in empirical studies.Representative works in this respect are cited.The author also points out that the labor supply theory is directed to a new domain proposed by behavioral economics.The author then elaborated on the behavioral labor supply theory and the differences between this theory and the neoclassical model.At the end of this paper,future tendency of this theory and suggestions for future research are presented.

Key words: labor supply, neoclassical model, behavioral labor economics

摘要： 本文比较系统地综述了近年来劳动供给理论研究的新进展。文章首先以标准的新古典经济学个体劳动供给模型为基础,分别讨论了跨期决策、劳动市场的参与以及工资内生化等问题,并指出,新古典劳动供给理论最近的发展主要体现在经验实证方面,本文给出了这方面代表性的研究成果。同时,本文进一步指出,劳动供给理论的研究正沿着行为经济学拓展的新领域展开,本文详细讨论了这一行为劳动供给理论,并比较其和新古典理论的主要分歧。结论部分指出劳动供给理论未来可能的研究方向。

关键词: 劳动供给, 新古典模型, 行为劳动观点