Fly Me to the Moon : The Determinants of Secondary Jobholding in Germany and the UK

Arbeitspapier

This paper analyzes the determinants of secondary jobholding in Germany and the UK. Although differing in labor market regulations, moonlighting is a persistent phenomenon in both countries. Using panel data from the BHPS and the SOEP, reduced form participation equations are estimated for male and female workers separately. While the results vary across gender and countries, there is support for both main theoretical strands, i.e. the ?hours-constraints? motive as well as the ?heterogeneous-jobs? motive. In particular, there is evidence that particularly German workers who would like to work more hours are more likely to have a second job. On the other hand, the prospect of starting a new job is associated with moonlighting behavior of mainly British workers.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 1358

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Wirtschaft ; Time Allocation, Work Behavior, and Employment Determination: Other ; Time Allocation and Labor Supply
• Thema: labor supply ; secondary jobholding ; fixed effects logit estimator ; Germany ; Nebentätigkeit ; Arbeitsangebot ; Arbeitszeit ; Arbeitsmobilität ; Schätzung ; Deutschland ; Grossbritannien

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Heineck, Guido ; Schwarze, Johannes
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
• (wo): Bonn
• (wann): 2004

Weitere Informationen

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/20629
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 20.09.2024, 08:22 MESZ