Fly me to the moon
Subtitle: the determinants of secondary jobholding in Germany and the UK
By: by Guido Heineck, Johannes Schwarze.
Contributors: Schwarze, Johannes, 1959-
Series: Discussion paper ;; no. 1358; Discussion paper (Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit : Online) ;; no. 1358
Publisher: IZA
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Bonn, Germany
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Supplementary employment -- Germany.; Supplementary employment -- Great Britain.
Description: "This paper analyzes the determinants of secondary jobholding in Germany and the UK. Although differing in labor market regulations, moonlighting is a persistent phenomenon in both countries. Using panel data from the BHPS and the SOEP, reduced form participation equations are estimated for male and female workers separately. While the results vary across gender and countries, there is support for both main theoretical strands, i.e. the hours-constraints' motive as well as the heterogeneous-jobs' motive. In particular, there is evidence that particularly German workers who would like to work more hours are more likely to have a second job. On the other hand, the prospect of starting a new job is associated with moonlighting behavior of mainly British workers"--Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit web site.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Title from PDF file as viewed on 4/15/2005.
Also available in print.
System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.