Work Attitudes, Work Conditions and Hours Constraints : An Explorative, Cross-national Analysis
Journal
Labour. Review of Labour Economics and Industrial Relations
ISSN
1121-7081
ISSN-Digital
1467-9914
Type
journal article
Date Issued
2000-09-01
Author(s)
Abstract
In this paper, individuals' desire to work more or less than they actually do (hours constraints) is analysed in nine OECD countries using data from the 1989 International Social Survey Program (ISSP). Our results show that hours constraints deviate substantially from country to country. However, in all countries, the proportion of individuals wanting to work more (and earn more) than they actually do is larger than the fraction of workers wanting to work less (and earn less). Socio-economic and demographic characteristics, work attitudes, and work conditions have a significant effect on hours constraints.
Language
English
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
Refereed
No
Publisher
Blackwell
Publisher place
Oxford
Volume
14
Number
3
Start page
351
End page
372
Pages
22
Subject(s)
Eprints ID
867