A new version of this entry is available:
Loading...
ResearchPaper
2009
Mismatches between actual and preferred work time : empirical evidence of hours constraints in 21 countries
Mismatches between actual and preferred work time : empirical evidence of hours constraints in 21 countries
Abstract (English)
This paper analyzes the discrepancy between actual and desired working hours in a multinational setting. Using the latest data of the International Social Survey Program (ISSP) with a focus on work orientations hours constraints in 21 heterogeneous countries are analyzed. One major finding is that hours constraints are interrelated with macroeconomic variables such as (i) unemployment rates, (ii) GDP per capita as a measure of welfare, (iii) average weekly work hours, and (iv) income inequality. A subsequent multivariate analysis reveals that, on both macro- and microlevels, sociodemographic variables like prosperity and income, high risk of unemployment, and working conditions play an important role in determining working hours constraints. The results further suggest that, with respect to working conditions, such constraints are also affected by gender issues.
File is subject to an embargo until
This is a new version of:
Notes
Publication license
Publication series
FZID discussion papers; 07
Published in
Faculty
State Institutes
Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences
Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences
Institute
Forschungszentrum Innovation und Dienstleistung
Institut für Haushalts- und Konsumökonomik (bis 2010)
Institut für Haushalts- und Konsumökonomik (bis 2010)
Examination date
Supervisor
Edition / version
Citation
Identification
DOI
ISSN
ISBN
Language
English
Publisher
Publisher place
Classification (DDC)
330 Economics