Why does Part-time Employment Increase in Recessions?: Jobs can Change Quickly from Full- to Part-time Status, Especially during Economic Downturns

Daniel Borowczyk-Martins

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Resumé

The share of workers employed part-time increases substantially in economic downturns. How should this phenomenon be interpreted? One hypothesis is that part-time jobs are more prevalent in sectors that are less sensitive to the business cycle, so that recessionary changes in the sectoral composition of employment explain the increase in part-time employment. The evidence shows, however, that this hypothesis only accounts for a small part of the story. Instead, the growth of part-time work operates mainly through reductions in working hours in existing jobs.
The share of workers employed part-time increases substantially in economic downturns. How should this phenomenon be interpreted? One hypothesis is that part-time jobs are more prevalent in sectors that are less sensitive to the business cycle, so that recessionary changes in the sectoral composition of employment explain the increase in part-time employment. The evidence shows, however, that this hypothesis only accounts for a small part of the story. Instead, the growth of part-time work operates mainly through reductions in working hours in existing jobs.
SprogEngelsk
Artikelnummer397
TidsskriftIZA World of Labor
Antal sider11
ISSN2054-9571
DOI
StatusUdgivet - okt. 2017

Emneord

  • Part-time work
  • Involuntary
  • Business cycles

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Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › peer review

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Borowczyk-Martins D. Why does Part-time Employment Increase in Recessions? Jobs can Change Quickly from Full- to Part-time Status, Especially during Economic Downturns. IZA World of Labor. 2017 okt. 397. Tilgængelig fra, DOI: 10.15185/izawol.397

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