The Demand for Hours of Labor: Direct Evidence from California
The Demand for Hours of Labor: Direct Evidence from California
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对劳动时间的需求:来自加利福尼亚州的直接证据
DOI:
10.1162/003465300558614
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发表时间:
1997
影响因子:
8
通讯作者:
S. Trejo
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作者:
D. Hamermesh;S. Trejo
California's longstanding requirement that most women receive time-and-a-half pay for workhours beyond eight in one day was extended to men in 1980. Analyzing Current Population Survey data from 1973, 1985, and 1991, we find that this overtime penalty substantially reduced the amount of daily overtime worked by California men relative to men in other states. Comparisons that use women to control for California-specific shocks show even stronger effects. The estimates imply a price elasticity of demand for overtime hours of at least 20.5.