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Title: Hours of Work and Gender Identity: Does Part-Time Work Make the Family Happier?

Author(s): Alison L Booth and Jan C. van Ours

Publication Date: December 2005

Keyword(s): gender identity, happiness and part-time work

Programme Area(s): Labour Economics

Abstract: Taking into account inter-dependence within the family, we investigate the relationship between part-time work and happiness. We use panel data from the new Household, Income and Labor Dynamics in Australia Survey. Our analysis indicates that part-time women are more satisfied with working hours than full-time women. Partnered women's life satisfaction is increased if their partners work full-time. Male partners' life satisfaction is unaffected by their partners' market hours but is increased if they themselves are working full-time. This finding is consistent with the gender identity hypothesis of Akerlof and Kranton (2000).

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Booth, A and van Ours, J. 2005. 'Hours of Work and Gender Identity: Does Part-Time Work Make the Family Happier?'. London, Centre for Economic Policy Research. https://cepr.org/active/publications/discussion_papers/dp.php?dpno=5438