Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/282587 
Year of Publication: 
2023
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 16460
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
Shift work is a widespread but understudied phenomenon. This paper examines one specific aspect of shift work: the shift premium. To this end, we included a discrete choice experiment in an online survey targeted at night and shift workers. Respondents chose between a standard 9 am - 5 pm job paying €15 per hour and a job with shift work in which the wage randomly varied between €12 and €20. The results show that respondents demand sizeable shift premiums to prefer shift over daytime work, with higher premiums for more onerous working hours such as night shifts or rotating shifts. We observe substantial heterogeneity in the shift premium across respondents and provide suggestive evidence of labour market sorting.
Subjects: 
shift work
shift premium
Willingness to Pay
discrete choice experiment
JEL: 
C91
J31
J48
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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