Explaining the growth of part-time employment; factors of supply and demand

Rob Euwals () and Maurice Hogerbrugge
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Rob Euwals: CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis

No 31, CPB Discussion Paper from CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis

Abstract: Using the Dutch Labour Force Survey 1991-2001, the authors investigate the incidence of part-time employment in the country with the highest part-time employment rate of the OECD countries. Using the Dutch Labour Force Survey 1991-2001, the authors investigate the incidence of part-time employment in the country with the highest part-time employment rate of the OECD countries. Women fulfil most part-time jobs, but nevertheless a considerable fraction of men works part-time as well. Evidence from descriptive statistics and a macro-econometric model at the sectoral level of industry suggests that the growth of part-time employment in the 1990s relates strongly to the growth in female labour force participation. Factors of labour demand, like the shift from manufacturing to services, turn out to play a significant role as well.

JEL-codes: C33 J21 J23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004-04
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