Workers in developing economies may be forced by suppliers to work excessive overtime, resulting in severe mental and physical issues for the workers and possible significant damage to the brand of multinational enterprises (MNEs) if exposed in public. In this paper, we develop a game-theoretic...

Income from overtime work is subject to income tax in most European countries. However, the effect of overtime tax introduction on hours worked has largely remained an unanswered question. This paper examines an unanticipated re-introduction of French overtime tax in 2012, by comparing full-time...

This study first develops a simple two-period model of employer-provided training to show that such training increases the worker’s incentives to work for more hours. The study then tests this prediction using United Kingdom Understanding Society survey data. The empirical analysis suggests...

This study employs causal inference methods such as the difference-in-difference and regression discontinuity design to examine the impact of 2019 Japanese labor law reform on workers’ working overtime hours. The results show that the 2019 policy intervention is effective in reducing long...

Evidence shows that working time mismatch, i.e. the difference between actual and desired working hours, is negatively related to employees' job satisfaction. Using longitudinal data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, we examine the potential moderating effect of working time autonomy on this...