@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp9472, author={Picchio, Matteo and Suetens, Sigrid and Ours, Jan C. van}, title={Labor Supply Effects of Winning a Lottery}, year={2015}, month={Nov}, institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)}, address={Bonn}, type={IZA Discussion Paper}, number={9472}, url={https://www.iza.org/publications/dp9472}, abstract={This paper investigates how winning a substantial lottery prize affects labor supply. Analyzing data from Dutch State Lottery winners, we find that earnings are affected but not employment. Lottery prize winners reduce their hours of work but they are not very likely to withdraw from the labor force. We also find that the effects of lottery prizes last for several years and materialize predominantly among young single individuals without children.}, keywords={labor supply;wealth shocks;lottery players;income effects}, }