Start Time and Worker Compensation : Implications for Staggered-Hours Programs

There is little known about the effects of staggered-hours programs that affect workers’ working schedules to mitigate peak congestion. We examine the effect of workers’ morning start times on their wages for Germany. In contrast to previous work based on cross-section data, we demonstrate that wages are not, or may be, a slight inverse U-shaped function of start time suggesting that staggered-hours programs might be welfare enhancing

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Year of publication:	2010
Authors:	Gutierrez-i-Puigarnau, Eva ; van Ommeren, Jos
Publisher:	[S.l.] : SSRN
Subject:	Arbeitsproduktivität \| Labour productivity \| Lohnniveau \| Wage level \| Engpass \| Bottleneck \| Deutschland \| Germany \| Arbeitszeitgestaltung \| Working time arrangement

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Extent:	1 Online-Ressource (23 p)
Series:	SOEPpaper ; No. 310
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments July 1, 2010 erstellt
Other identifiers:	10.2139/ssrn.1645950 [DOI]
Classification:	J2 - Time Allocation; Work Behavior; Employment Determination and Creation ; J3 - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs ; R41 - Transportation: Demand; Supply; Congestion; Safety and Accidents
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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