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Part-time Employment in the United States

dc.contributor.authorEhrenberg, Ronald G.
dc.contributor.authorRosenberg, Pamela
dc.contributor.authorLi, Jeanne
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-17T17:28:30Z
dc.date.available2020-11-17T17:28:30Z
dc.date.issued1988-01-01
dc.description.abstract[Excerpt] To say that part-time workers are less costly than full-time workers, however, is not an explanation for the trend in the use of part-time employees that has occurred. Rather, one must show that the relative cost advantage of part-time workers has increased over time and that variations in the relative cost advantage are associated with variations in the usage of part-time employment. Somewhat surprisingly, few researchers have tried to do this, and even these only indirectly. This paper addresses this issue, albeit in a slightly different way, focusing on data from the United States. We begin in the next section by analyzing data on part-time employment in the United States. After controlling for cyclical factors, an increasing trend in the usage of part-time employment is observed. Moreover, it is clear from the component of part-time employment that is increasing that this is a demand-side, not a supply-side phenomenon.
dc.description.legacydownloadsEhrenberg47_Part_Time_Employment.pdf: 656 downloads, before Oct. 1, 2020.
dc.identifier.other3307351
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1813/75938
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.rightsRequired Publisher Statement: © Routledge. Reprinted with permission. All rights reserved.
dc.subjectpart-time employment
dc.subjectlabor cost
dc.subjectlabor demand
dc.subjectlabor market
dc.subjectwage differentials
dc.subjectbenefits
dc.titlePart-time Employment in the United States
dc.typearticle
local.authorAffiliationEhrenberg, Ronald G.: rge2@cornell.edu Cornell University
local.authorAffiliationRosenberg, Pamela: Dickinson College
local.authorAffiliationLi, Jeanne: Cornell University

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