Arbeitspapier

The rise of part-time work: A German-French comparison

I study possible determinants of part-time employment among women in France and Germany using microdata of the Labour Force Survey. Voluntary part-time work is substantially more widespread among women in Germany than it is in France. Estimation results show that while the presence of children and marital status are related to the choice to work part time in both countries, their impact is substantially greater in Germany. Controlling for several factors, the probability of working part time in Germany exceeds that in France among married women and among women with children, while there is hardly any difference among single women and women without children living in the same household. Further results suggest that, besides financial incentives, social norms and cultural legacy play a role in choosing to work part time.

ISBN
978-3-95729-594-1
Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: Deutsche Bundesbank Discussion Paper ; No. 20/2019

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
Time Allocation and Labor Supply
Thema
Part Time
Female Labour Supply

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Marotzke, Petra
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Deutsche Bundesbank
(wo)
Frankfurt a. M.
(wann)
2019

Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
10.03.2025, 11:41 MEZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Marotzke, Petra
  • Deutsche Bundesbank

Entstanden

  • 2019

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