effects of overtime pay regulation on weekly work schedules. After controlling for workweek trends within industries, the … sharp expansions in overtime pay coverage resulting from legislative amendments and Supreme Court decisions produced no … discernible impact on overtime hours. This finding is consistent with a model of labor market equilibrium in which straight …

overtime hours and average premium pay equations. Among other issues, four broad questions are of central importance. (a) What … are the impacts of straight-time pay and hours on overtime pay and hours? (b) Is premium pay positively related to the … length of weekly overtime? (c) What is the influence of collective bargaining coverage on overtime pay and hours? (d) Does …

Why do people work unpaid overtime? We show that remarkable long-term labor earnings gains are associated with unpaid … overtime in West Germany. A descriptive analysis suggests that over a 10-year period workers with unpaid overtime experience on … effects of unpaid overtime work. Our results point to the importance of investment in current working hours beyond the …

Using panel data for West Germany and Great Britain, we show that there are striking differences in overtime work and … overtime compensation in the two countries in the 1990s. Our estimates reveal that the observed overtime patterns affect both … performance-related pay and unpaid overtime in Great Britain is an important factor in explaining the observed differences. With …