Working time, satisfaction and work life balance: A European perspective

Arbeitspapier

Using three different measures for satisfaction, I investigate gender-specific differences in working time mismatch. While male satisfaction with life or job is slightly not effected by working more or less hours, only over-time lowers male work life balance significantly. Women are more sensitive to the amount of working hours. They prefer part-time employment and are dissatisfied with both changes towards over-time and under-time.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: Working Paper Series in Economics ; No. 327

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Time Allocation and Labor Supply ; General Welfare; Well-Being ; Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
• Subject: Working Hours ; Gender Differences ; Work Life Balance ; European Social Survey (ESS 2012)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Humpert, Stephan
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre
• (where): Lüneburg
• (when): 2014

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/106924
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET