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DOI | 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2017.06.016 |
More Leisure or Higher Pay? A Mixed-methods Study on Reducing Working Time in Austria | |
Gerold, Stefanie1,2; Nocker, Matthias3 | |
2018 | |
发表期刊 | ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
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ISSN | 0921-8009 |
EISSN | 1873-6106 |
出版年 | 2018 |
卷号 | 143页码:27-36 |
文章类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Germany; Austria |
英文摘要 | Working-time reduction has become a central topic in the debate on social-ecological transformation, as it has the potential to mitigate unemployment, improve well-being, and reduce environmental pressures. This article analyses which groups of employees want to reduce their working time, and for which reasons. A novel working-time policy in Austria, the leisure option, provides a unique possibility to examine this question. This policy enables employees to choose between a wage increase and more leisure time. We use a mixed-methods approach to analyse employees' preferences and the decision to reduce working time with two empirical parts run in parallel. A binary logit regression based on Austrian Microcensus 2012 data investigates factors associated with a preference for reduced working time. Qualitative interviews are conducted among employees at a firm in the electronics industry that offers the leisure option. Our results suggest that working-time preferences are to a large extent shaped by social norms, such as the full-time working norm and gender roles. We also find that the desire to work less is strongly moulded by personal values placed either on leisure and family time, or on financial security. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
英文关键词 | Working-time reduction Working-time policy Preferences Overemployment Mixed methods Labour supply |
领域 | 资源环境 |
收录类别 | SCI-E ; SSCI |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000416394700004 |
WOS关键词 | SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY ; HOUR MISMATCHES ; ENVIRONMENT ; CONSUMPTION ; PREFERENCES ; REDUCTION ; LESS ; US |
WOS类目 | Ecology ; Economics ; Environmental Sciences ; Environmental Studies |
WOS研究方向 | Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Business & Economics |
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文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/15779 |
专题 | 资源环境科学 |
作者单位 | 1.Hans Bockler Fdn, Macroecon Policy Inst IMK, Hans Bockler Str 39, D-40476 Dusseldorf, Germany; 2.WU Vienna Univ Econ & Business, Inst Ecol Econ, Dept Socioecon, Welthandelspl 1, A-1020 Vienna, Austria; 3.STAT AUSTRIA, Guglgasse 13, A-1110 Vienna, Austria |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Gerold, Stefanie,Nocker, Matthias. More Leisure or Higher Pay? A Mixed-methods Study on Reducing Working Time in Austria[J]. ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS,2018,143:27-36. |
APA | Gerold, Stefanie,&Nocker, Matthias.(2018).More Leisure or Higher Pay? A Mixed-methods Study on Reducing Working Time in Austria.ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS,143,27-36. |
MLA | Gerold, Stefanie,et al."More Leisure or Higher Pay? A Mixed-methods Study on Reducing Working Time in Austria".ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS 143(2018):27-36. |
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