@article{a73c024652b5415ba035b1c5ef18fa89,
title = "The Dynamics of Satisfaction with Working Hours in Australia: The Usefulness of Panel Data in Evaluating the Case for Policy Intervention",
abstract = "The case for policy intervention in social or economic problems should be based on incidence, severity and persistence of the problem. In this article, we show the usefulness of panel data in this regard by comparing preferred working hours to actual working hours, and examining the degree of mismatch between the two. Some individuals report working more hours than they would prefer, whereas others prefer working less. We examine the prevalence, severity and persistence of both types of problems. The case for policy intervention is weak as most working hour mismatch problems are resolved in a short time period.",
keywords = "Labour supply, Panel data, Public policy, Work satisfaction, labour supply, work satisfaction, panel data, public policy",
author = "Robert Breunig and Xiaodong GONG and Gordon Leslie",
note = "Funding Information: The HILDA project was initiated and is funded by the Commonwealth Department of Social Services (DSS) and managed by the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research (MIAESR). The findings and views reported in this article, however, are those of the authors, and the views should not be attributed to DSS or MIAESR. Part of the work incorporated in this article was completed while Gordon Leslie was an employee at the Australian Treasury and while Robert Breunig was a visitor at the Australian Treasury. The support of our colleagues at Treasury, and particularly Anthony King, is gratefully acknowledged; however, the Australian Treasury should in no way be implicated in our research findings or conclusions. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2014 The Authors. Copyright: Copyright 2021 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.",
year = "2015",
doi = "10.1002/app5.64",
language = "English",
volume = "2",
pages = "130--154",
journal = "Asia and the Pacific Policy Studies",
issn = "2050-2680",
number = "1",
}