Journal article
Working time mismatch and subjective well-being
M Wooden, D Warren, R Drago
British Journal of Industrial Relations | WILEY | Published : 2009
Abstract
This study uses nationally representative panel survey data for Australia to identify the role played by mismatches between hours actually worked and working time preferences in contributing to reported levels of job and life satisfaction. Three main conclusions emerge. First, it is not the number of hours worked that matters for subjective well-being, but working time mismatch. Second, overemployment is a more serious problem than is underemployment. Third, while the magnitude of the impact of overemployment may seem small in absolute terms, relative to other variables, such as disability, the effect is quite large. © 2009 Blackwell Publishing Ltd/London School of Economics.
Grants
Awarded by Australian Research Council Discovery
Awarded by Australian Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
This research is supported by an Australian Research Council Discovery project (#DP0663362) grant. It makes use of unit record data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey. The HILDA Survey project was initiated, and is funded, by the Australian Government Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, and is managed by the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research. The findings and views reported in this paper, however, are those of the authors, and should not be attributed to either of these organizations. We also thank Alex Bryson (editor), Andrew Oswald and an anonymous referee for their very insightful comments.