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On the Determinants of Shift Work and Overtime Work: Evidence from German Establishment Data
Author(s) -
Jirjahn Uwe
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
british journal of industrial relations
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.665
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1467-8543
pISSN - 0007-1080
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8543.2007.00669.x
Subject(s) - overtime , german , workforce , work (physics) , probit model , ordered probit , labour economics , demographic economics , shift work , economics , econometrics , business , psychology , economic growth , engineering , geography , mechanical engineering , archaeology , neuroscience
Using data from German manufacturing establishments, this article examines the empirical determinants of shift work and overtime. Technology and the organization of work, the managerial environment, the structure of the workforce and industrial relations are important determinants. Despite the similarities in the role of some determinants, a series of important differences exists between the estimations for overtime and shift work. Moreover, using an instrumental variables probit model, the estimates indicate a negative relationship between shift work and overtime.