Women between part-time and full-time work: the influence of changing hours of work on happiness and life-satisfaction
"This paper asks whether part-time work makes women happy. Previous research on labour supply has assumed that as workers freely choose their optimal working hours on the basis of their innate preferences and the hourly wage rate, outcome reflects preference. This paper tests this assumption by...
Main Authors: | Gash, Vanessa, Mertens, Antje, Romeu Gordo, Laura |
---|---|
Institution: | ETUI-European Trade Union Institute |
Format: | TEXT |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Berlin
2010
DIW |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19186547124919047299-Women-between-part-time-and-fu.htm |
Similar Items
-
Part-time employment and happiness: a cross-country analysis
by: Willson, Jenny, et al.
Published: (2010) -
Do preferences impact behavior and wellbeing? A panel study of preferred and actual working time 2001-2008/09
by: Bonke, Jens, et al.
Published: (2014) -
Working time regulation, unequal lifetimes and fairness
by: Leroux, Marie-Louise, et al.
Published: (2016) -
Conspicuous work: peer working time, labour supply and happiness for male
by: Collewet, Marion, et al.
Published: (2015) -
Working hours, work identity and subjective wellbeing
by: Bryan, Mark L., et al.
Published: (2015)