Cyclical and Market Determinants of Involuntary Part-Time Employment

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We examine the determinants of involuntary part-time employment, focusing on variation associated with the business cycle and variation attributable to more persistent structural features of the labor market. Our theoretical framework distinguishes between workers' decision to seek part-time work and employer demand for part-time work hours, emphasizing demand and supply determinants of involuntary part-time work such as workplace technology, labor costs, and workforce demographics. We conduct regression analyses using state-level panel and individual data for the years 2003-2014. The results show that the combination of cyclical variation and the influence of market-level factors can explain virtually all of the variation in the aggregate incidence of involuntary part-time employment since the Great Recession.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 9738

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Time Allocation and Labor Supply ; Labor Demand
• Subject: part-time employment ; business cycle ; supply and demand

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Valletta, Robert G. ; Bengali, Leila ; van der List, Catherine
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
• (where): Bonn
• (when): 2016

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/141497
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET