TY  - GEN
T1  - Mismatches between actual and preferred work time : empirical evidence of hours constraints in 21 countries
A1  - Otterbach,Steffen
Y1  - 2009/10/26
N2  - This paper analyzes the discrepancy between actual and desired working hours in a multinational setting. Using the latest data of the International Social Survey Program (ISSP) with a focus on work orientations hours constraints in 21 heterogeneous countries are analyzed. One major finding is that hours constraints are interrelated with macroeconomic variables such as (i) unemployment rates, (ii) GDP per capita as a measure of welfare, (iii) average weekly work hours, and (iv) income inequality. A subsequent multivariate analysis reveals that, on both macro- and microlevels, sociodemographic variables like prosperity and income, high risk of unemployment, and working conditions play an important role in determining working hours constraints. The results further suggest that, with respect to working conditions, such constraints are also affected by gender issues.
KW  - Arbeitszeit
KW  - Flexible Arbeitszeit
KW  - Wochenarbeitszeit
KW  - Arbeitsmarkt
KW  - Internationaler Vergleich
CY  - Hohenheim
PB  - Kommunikations-, Informations- und Medienzentrum der Universität Hohenheim
AD  - Garbenstr. 15, 70593 Stuttgart
UR  - http://opus.uni-hohenheim.de/volltexte/2009/391
ER  -