What Is the Price of Freedom? Estimating Women’s Willingness to Pay for Job Schedule Flexibility

Monserrat Bustelo, Ana Diaz Escobar, Jeanne Lafortune, Claudia Piras, Luz Magdalena Salas and José Tessada

Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2023, vol. 71, issue 4, 1179 - 1211

Abstract: We conducted a discrete choice experiment to elicit women’s revealed preferences regarding job schedule flexibility (flexible scheduling and part-time employment) in a developing country context. We did so with an incentivized methodology for job seekers. On average, women have a high willingness to pay for a flexible schedule within a full-time contract but a much lower desire to trade wages for part-time contracts. The willingness to pay for a flexible work arrangement is largest for more affluent women, while willingness to pay for part-time employment is highest among those with higher time demands.

Date: 2023
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