Working Paper: CEPR ID: DP5595
Authors: Rob Euwals; Maurice Hogerbrugge
Abstract: Using the Dutch Labour Force Survey 1991-2001, the authors investigate the incidence of part-time employment in the country with the highest part-time employment rate of the OECD countries. Women fulfil most part-time jobs, but a considerable fraction of men works part-time as well. Evidence from descriptive statistics and a macro-econometric model at the sectoral level of industry suggests that the growth of part-time employment in the 1990s relates strongly to the growth in female labour force participation. Factors of labour demand, like the shift from manufacturing to services and the increase in the demand for flexible labour, turn out to play a significant role as well.
Keywords: Labour Demand; Labour Supply; Panel Data; Part-Time Employment
JEL Codes: C33; J21; J23
Edges that are evidenced by causal inference methods are in orange, and the rest are in light blue.
| Cause | Effect |
|---|---|
| increase in female labor force participation (J21) | increase in part-time employment (J22) |
| shift from manufacturing to services (O14) | increase in part-time employment (J22) |
| demand for flexible labor (J29) | increase in part-time employment (J22) |
| capital intensity (E22) | part-time employment (J22) |
| firm volatility (G32) | part-time employment (J22) |