The creation and resolution of discrepancies between preferred and actual working hours over the life course

C-Tier
Journal: Applied Economics
Year: 2021
Volume: 53
Issue: 42
Pages: 4899-4916

Authors (2)

Franziska Zimmert (not in RePEc) Enzo Weber (Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und...)

Score contribution per author:

0.503 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

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Abstract

This article contributes to the analysis of working hour discrepancies, i.e., under- and overemployment, by exploring how they emerge and resolve with special consideration of the household context. It uses a rich longitudinal data set, the German Socio-economic Panel, for a discrete duration analysis controlling for unobserved heterogeneity. We focus on the most relevant household and job characteristics. Findings suggest that job autonomy plays a crucial role in the creation and resolution of discrepancies. We especially contribute to previous studies by also examining path dependence and find that both the creation and resolution of discrepancies are characterized by positive duration dependence but by negative occurrence dependence.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:taf:applec:v:53:y:2021:i:42:p:4899-4916
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-29