Labor Supply Preferences, Hours Constraints, and Hours-Wage Trade-Offs.

A-Tier
Journal: Journal of Labor Economics
Year: 1988
Volume: 6
Issue: 2
Pages: 254-76

Score contribution per author:

2.011 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 2.0x A-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

In a labor market with tied hours-wage packages and wage dispersion for a partic ular type of job, constrained workers may be willing to sacrifice wag e gains for better hours when changing jobs. Likewise, workers may ac cept jobs offering undesirable hours only if the associated wage gain s are large. The authors investigate this issue empirically by examin ing whether overemployment and underemployment on the initial new job affects the relation between hours changes and wage changes for quit ters. Their results generally support the view that an individual req uires compensation to work in a job that, given the individual's part icular preferences, offers unattractive hours. Copyright 1988 by University of Chicago Press.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:ucp:jlabec:v:6:y:1988:i:2:p:254-76
Journal Field
Labor
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-24