Many employees work more than they would prefer. This paper examines whether social comparisons contribute to this mismatch by inducing individuals to prioritize income over leisure. I use a within-subject survey experiment with university students in which participants repeatedly choose between...

Many employees work more than they would prefer. This paper examines whether social comparisons contribute to this mismatch by inducing individuals to prioritize income over leisure. I use a within-subject survey experiment with university students in which participants repeatedly choose between...

It can be argued that the rich world has long reached the social limits to growth, which were presciently seen by key figures in post-Keynesian economics. Reducing working hours, therefore, may have a greater potential to increase people's life satisfaction than more economic growth. One of the...

It can be argued that the rich world has long reached the social limits to growth, which were presciently seen by key figures in post-Keynesian economics. Reducing working hours, therefore, may have a greater potential to increase people's life satisfaction than more economic growth. One of the...

This mixed-methods study examines factors determining employees‘ desire to reduce worktime. The results of a binary logit regression model, based on data from the Austrian Microcencus 2012, suggest that employees who prefer shorter weekly working hours are older, higher educated and work...

This mixed-methods study examines factors determining employees' desire to reduce worktime. The results of a binary logit regression model, based on data from the Austrian Microcencus 2012, suggest that employees who prefer shorter weekly working hours are older, higher educated and work longer...

Auch fast ein Vierteljahrhundert nach dem Mauerfall liegt die Erwerbstätigkeit von Frauen in Ostdeutschland immer noch höher als in Westdeutschland. Der Abstand ist heute allerdings gering. Gestartet sind die beiden Regionen von höchst unterschiedlichen Niveaus. Im Westen lag die...