Unpaid Overtime in Germany: Differences between East and West

Silke Anger ()

Schmollers Jahrbuch : Journal of Applied Social Science Studies / Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften, 2005, vol. 125, issue 1, pages 17-27

Abstract: Although the standard work week is longer in East than in West Germany, there is a higher incidence and average amount of unpaid overtime in the East. We try to explain the striking differences in unpaid overtime by analyzing the labor supply side. We focus on the investment character of overtime and examine whether workers use unpaid extra hours to signal higher productivity so as to reduce the risk of losing their jobs. Using panel data from the SOEP and approximating the risk of unemployment with regional unemployment rates, we find partial evidence for the unemployment-overtime hypothesis.

JEL-codes: J22 D80 C23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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