Income And Substitution Effect In Labor Market

When higher wages cause people to want to work more hours in order to reach a target desired income.
Income and substitution effect in labor market. The income effect of a rise in the hourly wage rate. We have two effects operating in different directions the substitution effect and the income effect. Many studies have demonstrated that the price elasticity of labor supply is positive meaning that the substitution effect dominates more than the income effect in aggregate. This is essential to a fundamental knowledge of labor market economics as we understand it today.
When a target income has been reached and people prefer spending more time on leisure rather than earning more income. The income effect expresses the impact of increased purchasing power on consumption while the substitution effect describes how consumption is impacted by changing relative income and prices.