This paper examines pecuniary aspects of work during unusual hours based on the German Time Use Data for 2001/02. The findings show positive wage premia of 9-10 percent for shift workers and men who work during unusual hours. There is some evidence of negative selection which suggests that men...

This study analyses how different working hours arrangements influence the subjective job satisfaction. The paper contributes to the existing literature dealing with job satisfaction by including information on the flexibility of working hour arrangements and the compensation for working...

Does the labeling of products which have been produced without any child laborers contribute to increased welfare of children? This paper presents some results of a survey in Nepal conducted to analyze which factors determine the probability of a child to work, and to examine the influence of...

We re-visit the hypothesis that the visceral urge to overconsume is what drives overwork amongst many individuals. We begin by considering the consumption-leisure decisions of individuals faced with an intrapersonal conflict between long-term rational calculations and short-term visceral urges...

Not all countries provide universal access to publicly funded paid sick pay. Amongst countries that do, compensation rates can be low and coverage incomplete. This leaves a significant role for employer-provided paid sick pay in many countries. In this paper, we study who has access to...

Romanian Abstract: Articolul prezintă opiniile jurisprudenţiale diferite, ilustrate cu extrase din hotărâri judecătoreşti, referitoare la delimitarea timpului de lucru de timpul de odihnă şi remunerarea muncii suplimentare şi de noapte în cazul personalului militar voluntar, însoţite...

As a result of the boost given to teleworking by the current crisis, this article analyses the potential of this form of work in Spain and the capacity of different socio-demographic groups to benefit from it. According to the Spanish Labour Force Survey, the percentage of the employed who, at...

How does the nature of work—teleworkability and contact intensity—shape the distribution of health, earnings, and unemployment risks, created by the COVID-19 pandemic? To answer this question, I consider two contexts. First, I show that the existing patterns of spousal occupational sorting...

What is the impact on firm revenue after prospective employees learn about incidents of racial prejudice in the workplace? Using job reviews for major U.S. stores and exploiting variation on reviews published during busy days, this paper shows that reporting one incident of workplace racial...

Using a national representative sample, the China Family Panel Studies, this paper explores the influences of clan culture, a hallmark of Chinese cultural history, on the prevalence of child labor in China. We find that clan culture significantly reduces the incidence of child labor and working...