Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/18277 
Year of Publication: 
2002
Series/Report no.: 
DIW Discussion Papers No. 293
Publisher: 
Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW), Berlin
Abstract: 
Why do people work unpaid overtime? We show that remarkable long-term labor earnings gains are associated with unpaid overtime in West Germany. A descriptive analysis suggests that over a 10-year period workers with unpaid overtime experience on average at least a 10 percentage points higher increase in real labor earnings than their co-workers. Applying panel data models this result generally holds. Furthermore, we find evidence for gender specific differences with respect to the effects of cumulative average unpaid overtime work. Our results point to the importance of investment in current working hours beyond the standard work week to enhance real earnings prospects.
Subjects: 
Overtime
Overtime Compensation
Labor Earnings
Linear Panel Data Models
JEL: 
J22
J23
J31
J33
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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