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Flexible men and successful women: the effects of flexible working hours on German couples' wages

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Work hour flexibility is believed to help couples manage career and family demands. The German Socio-Economic Panel Study (GSOEP) is unique in following both the flexible employee and their partner over time. The study utilizes this feature to investigate whether the take-up of work hour flexibility is detrimental for the flexible employee’s wage development. Men and women benefit from flexible working hours. For women, this positive wage effect occurs late, suggesting that, unlike men, they ...

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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1177/0950017017708161

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
SSD
Department:
Sociology
Role:
Author
Publisher:
SAGE Publications Publisher's website
Journal:
Work, Employment and Society Journal website
Volume:
32
Issue:
4
Pages:
687-706
Publication date:
2017-07-12
Acceptance date:
2017-03-12
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EISSN:
1469-8722
ISSN:
0950-0170
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pubs:690260
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uuid:e992da3c-5aad-4a2d-b849-bcf53a815241
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pubs:690260
Source identifiers:
690260
Deposit date:
2017-04-20

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