Booth, Alison L and van Ours, Jan C. (2005) Hours of Work and Gender Identity: Does Part-Time Work Make the Family Happier? Working Paper. IZA Working Papers.
Booth, Alison L and van Ours, Jan C. (2005) Hours of Work and Gender Identity: Does Part-Time Work Make the Family Happier? Working Paper. IZA Working Papers.
Booth, Alison L and van Ours, Jan C. (2005) Hours of Work and Gender Identity: Does Part-Time Work Make the Family Happier? Working Paper. IZA Working Papers.
Abstract
Taking into account inter-dependence within the family, we investigate the relationship between part-time work and happiness. We use panel data from the new Household, Income and Labor Dynamics in Australia Survey. Our analysis indicates that part-time women are more satisfied with working hours than full-time women. Partnered women's life satisfaction is increased if their partners work full-time. Male partners' life satisfaction is unaffected by their partners' market hours but is increased if they themselves are working full-time. This finding is consistent with the gender identity hypothesis of Akerlof and Kranton (2000).
| Item Type: | Monograph (Working Paper) |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | gender identity; happiness; part-time work |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics, Department of |
| Depositing User: | Jim Jamieson |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Jul 2012 12:16 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Jul 2012 12:16 |
| URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/3146 |