Explaining age and gender differences in employment rates: a labor supply side perspective

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Explaining age and gender differences in employment rates: a labor supply side perspective. / Humpert, Stephan; Pfeifer, Christian.
In: Journal for Labour Market Research, Vol. 46, No. 1, 01.03.2013, p. 1-17.

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title = "Explaining age and gender differences in employment rates: a labor supply side perspective",
abstract = "This paper takes a labor supply perspective (neoclassical labor supply, job search) to explain the lower employment rates of older workers and women. The basic rationale is that workers choose non-employment if their reservation wages are larger than the offered wages. Whereas the latter depend on workers{\textquoteright} productivity and firms{\textquoteright} decisions, reservation wages are largely determined by workers{\textquoteright} endowments and preferences for leisure. To shed some empirical light on this issue, we use German survey data to analyze age and gender differences in reservation and entry wages, preferred and actual working hours, and satisfaction with leisure and work.",
keywords = "Gender and Diversity, Age, Family gap, Gender, Reservation wages, Age, Family gap, Gender, Jobs search, Labor supply, Reservation wages, Economics, Job search, Labor supply",
author = "Stephan Humpert and Christian Pfeifer",
year = "2013",
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pages = "1--17",
journal = "Journal for Labour Market Research",
issn = "1614-3485",
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