AEA Papers and Proceedings
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Work Hours and Amenity Trade-Offs
AEA Papers and Proceedings
(pp. 282–86)
Abstract
We present a compensating wage differentials model that incorporates complementarity and substitutability in firms' provision of amenities and workers' preferences for them. These interactions help explain why some amenities tend to be bundled, while others are more often traded off. Our empirical analysis examines amenity substitution in the US labor market using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 cohort. We highlight how shorter or more flexible total work hours are traded off with other workplace amenities. Our findings suggest that women may need to forgo amenities they value to secure shorter, more flexible work hours.Citation
Garro- Marín, César, Neil Thakral, and Linh T. Tô. 2025. "Work Hours and Amenity Trade-Offs." AEA Papers and Proceedings 115: 282–86. DOI: 10.1257/pandp.20251031Additional Materials
JEL Classification
- J16 Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
- J22 Time Allocation and Labor Supply
- J24 Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
- J31 Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
- M52 Personnel Economics: Compensation and Compensation Methods and Their Effects
- M54 Personnel Economics: Labor Management