Actual and Preferred Working Hours

We use British panel data to investigate whether or not subjective data on desired labour supply provide information on future labour market behaviour. We find that, although men and women are able to adjust their work hours in line with preferences, this is greatly facilitated through within‐ and b...

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Published in:British journal of industrial relations 2004-03, Vol.42 (1), p.149-166
Main Authors: Böheim, René, Taylor, Mark P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Employees
Great Britain
Job Change
Labor Market
Labor Supply
Labor Turnover
Labour market
Labour relations
Labour supply
Panel surveys
Preferences
Sociology
Sociology of work
Sociology of work and sociology of organizations
Studies
Trade unions
United Kingdom
Welfare
Work organization. Working relations
Worker Attitudes
Workforce
Working conditions
Working Hours
Working Men
Working Women
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Summary:We use British panel data to investigate whether or not subjective data on desired labour supply provide information on future labour market behaviour. We find that, although men and women are able to adjust their work hours in line with preferences, this is greatly facilitated through within‐ and between‐employer job changes. We also find that hours constraints are significant determinants of leaving the labour market and within‐ and between‐employer mobility. We conclude that rigidities in the labour market exist and that these rigidities impair the welfare of employees.
ISSN:0007-1080
1467-8543
DOI:10.1111/j.1467-8543.2004.00308.x