Erzieherinnen und Erzieher haben mit dem Ausbau der Kindertagesbetreuung in Deutschland in den vergangenen Jahren massiv an Bedeutung gewonnen. Wie zufrieden ist diese Berufsgruppe mit ihrer Arbeit? Wie stark fühlt sie sich belastet? Und wie unterscheidet sie sich diesbezüglich von...

Childcare workers are essential for both families and society at large, and their working conditions and pay are often a topic of discussion. Using new data spanning until the end of 2019 from the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) as well as a special SOEP additional survey in day care centers, this...

Fachkräfte im Bereich der frühen Bildung und Betreuung sind nicht nur für Familien, sondern für die gesamte Gesellschaft essenziell. Oft wird über die Arbeitsbedingungen und das Gehalt von Erzieherinnen diskutiert. Wie diese selbst ihren Beruf, den Arbeitsalltag und die Entlohnung sehen,...

Childcare workers are essential for both families and society at large, and their working conditions and pay are often a topic of discussion. Using new data spanning until the end of 2019 from the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) as well as a special SOEP additional survey in day care centers, this...

Fachkräfte im Bereich der frühen Bildung und Betreuung sind nicht nur für Familien, sondern für die gesamte Gesellschaft essenziell. Oft wird über die Arbeitsbedingungen und das Gehalt von Erzieherinnen diskutiert. Wie diese selbst ihren Beruf, den Arbeitsalltag und die Entlohnung sehen,...

In many professional service firms, new associates work long hours while competing in up-or-out promotion contests. Our model explores why these firms require young professionals to take on heavy work loads while simultaneously facing significant risks of dismissal. We argue that the...

Few papers examine the pecuniary and non-pecuniary determinants of doctors' labour supply despite substantial predicted shortages in many OECD countries. We contribute to the literature by applying both a structural discrete choice and a reduced-form approach. Using detailed survey data for...

Using Current Population Survey data, I demonstrate a 15-percentage point wage disadvantage among academics compared to all other doctorate-holders with the same demographics. Time-diary data show that academics' workhours are distributed more evenly over the week and day, although their total...

We measure the response of physicians to monetary incentives using matched administrative and time-use data on specialists from Québec (Canada). These physicians were paid fee-for-service contracts and supplied a number of different services. Our sample covers a period during which the Québec...

In many professional service firms, new associates work long hours while competing in up-or-out promotion contests. Our model explores why these firms require young professionals to take on heavy work loads while simultaneously facing significant risks of dismissal. We argue that the...