Taking into account inter-dependence within the family, we investigate the relationship between part-time work and … happiness. We use panel data from the new Household, Income and Labor Dynamics in Australia Survey. Our analysis indicates that … part-time women are more satisfied with working hours than full-time women. Partnered women's life satisfaction is …

Recent studies have found that self-reported life satisfaction drops during the transition into parenthood which has … been mainly attributed to work-family conflict. This study investigates whether different forms of flexible employment can … alleviate this drop in parental life satisfaction during this period. A fixed-effects analysis in an event study framework using …