| By: |
Booth, Alison L;
van Ours, Jan C |
| Abstract: |
Using fixed effects ordered logit estimation, we investigate the relationship
between part-time work and working hours satisfaction; job satisfaction; and
life satisfaction. We account for interdependence within the family using data
on partnered men and women from the British Household Panel Survey. We find
that men have the highest hours-of-work satisfaction if they work full-time
without overtime hours but neither their job satisfaction nor their life
satisfaction are affected by how many hours they work. Life satisfaction is
influenced only by whether or not they have a job. For women we are confronted
with a puzzle. Hours satisfaction and job satisfaction indicate that women
prefer part-time jobs irrespective of whether these are small or large. In
contrast, female life satisfaction is virtually unaffected by hours of work.
Women without children do not care about their hours of work at all, while
women with children are significantly happier if they have a job regardless of
how many hours it entails. |
| Keywords: |
gender; happiness; part-time work; satisfaction; working hours |
| JEL: |
I31 J16 J22 |
| Date: |
2007–09 |
| URL: |
http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:cpr:ceprdp:6471&r=hap |