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dc.contributor.authorFlabbi, Lucaen
dc.contributor.authorMoro, Andreaen
dc.date.accessioned2010-03-22-
dc.date.accessioned2010-07-23T09:31:30Z-
dc.date.available2010-07-23T09:31:30Z-
dc.date.issued2010-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/36764-
dc.description.abstractThis paper develops and estimates a search model of the labor market where jobs are characterized by wages and work-hours flexibility. Flexibility is valued by workers, and is costly to provide for employers. The model generates observed wage distributions directly related to the preference for flexibility parameters: the higher the preference for flexibility, the wider is the support of the wage distribution at flexible jobs and the larger is the discontinuity between the wage distribution at flexible and non-flexible jobs. Estimation results show that more than one third of women place positive value to flexibility, with women with a college degree valuing flexibility more than women with a high school degree. Counterfactual experiments show that flexibility has a substantial impact on the wage distribution but not on the unemployment rate. We comment on the implications of our approach for gender differentials in wages and schooling.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aInstitute for the Study of Labor (IZA) |cBonnen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aIZA Discussion Papers |x4829en
dc.subject.jelJ30en
dc.subject.jelC5en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordSearch modelen
dc.subject.keywordwork-hours flexibilityen
dc.subject.keywordstructural estimationen
dc.subject.stwLohnstrukturen
dc.subject.stwLohndifferenzierungen
dc.subject.stwArbeitszeitflexibilisierungen
dc.subject.stwArbeitsucheen
dc.subject.stwPräferenztheorieen
dc.subject.stwFrauenerwerbstätigkeiten
dc.subject.stwBildungsniveauen
dc.subject.stwSchätzungen
dc.subject.stwUSAen
dc.titleThe effect of job flexibility on female labor market outcomes: Estimates from a search and bargaining model-
dc.type|aWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn62237771Xen
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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