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Fly Me to the Moon : The Determinants of Secondary Jobholding in Germany and the UK
Heineck, Guido; Schwarze, Johannes - 2021
This paper analyzes the determinants of secondary jobholding in Germany and the UK. Although differing in labor market …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013318965
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Working hours, work identity and subjective wellbeing
Bryan, Mark; Nandi, Alita - 2015
Following theories of social and economic identity, we use representative data containing measures of personal identity to investigate the interplay of work identity and hours of work in determining subjective wellbeing (job satisfaction, job-related anxiety and depression, and life...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011434156
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Universal childcare for the youngest and the maternal labour supply
Kunze, Astrid; Liu, Xingfei - 2019
In this paper, we investigate whether the expansion of childcare leads to an increase in the female labour supply. We measure female labour supply at both the extensive and intensive margin. For identification, we exploit a nationwide reform that expanded childcare for 1-2- year-olds in Norway....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011979049
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Universal childcare for the youngest and the maternal labour supply
Kunze, Astrid; Liu, Xingfei - 2019
In this paper, we investigate whether the expansion of childcare leads to an increase in the female labour supply. We measure female labour supply at both the extensive and intensive margin. For identification, we exploit a nationwide reform that expanded childcare for 1–2- year-olds in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011973903
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Fly me to the moon : the determinants of secondary jobholding in Germany and the UK
Heineck, Guido (contributor); Schwarze, Johannes (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]
This paper analyzes the determinants of secondary jobholding in Germany and the UK. Although differing in labor market …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002471957
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Job Changes and Hours Changes : Understanding the Path of Labour Supply Adjustment
Blundell, Richard W. - 2007
This paper uses British panel data to investigate single women's labour supply changes in response to three tax and benefit policy reforms that occurred in the 1990s. These reforms changed individuals' work incentives and we use them to identify changes in labour supply. We find evidence of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012775845
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Gender, Time Use and Public Policy Over the Life Cycle
Apps, Patricia F. - 2005
countries: Australia, the UK and Germany. We discuss the extent to which gender differences and life cycle variation in time use …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012784078
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The rise of part-time work : a German-French comparison
Marotzke, Petra - 2019
I study possible determinants of part-time employment among women in France and Germany using microdata of the Labour … Force Survey. Voluntary part-time work is substantially more widespread among women in Germany than it is in France … both countries, their impact is substantially greater in Germany. Controlling for several factors, the probability of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012014104
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"How many hours would you want to work a week?" : job quality and the omitted variables bias in labour supply models
Steiber, Nadia - 2008 - This version: May 2008
Germany as cases for comparative analysis allows for a test of common factors in different contexts of economic conditions and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011632752
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Access to flexible working and informal care
Bryan, Mark L. - 2011
We use matched employer-employee data to explore the relationship between employees' access to flexible working arrangements and the amount of informal care they provide to sick or elderly friends and relatives. Flexitime and the ability to reduce working hours are each associated with about 10%...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010288993