Labor Supply, Hours Constraints, and Job Mobility

A-Tier
Journal: Journal of Human Resources
Year: 1992
Volume: 27
Issue: 2

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

If hours can be freely varied within jobs, the effect on hours of changes in preferences for those who do change jobs should be similar to the effect on hours for those who do not change jobs. Conversely, if employers restrict hours choices, then changes in preferences should affect hours more strongly when the job changes than when it does not change. For a sample of married women we find that changes in many of the labor supply preference variables produce much larger effects on hours when the job changes.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:uwp:jhriss:v:27:y:1992:i:2:p:256-278
Journal Field
Labor
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-24