Unpaid Overtime in Germany: Differences between East and West
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Unpaid Overtime in Germany: Differences between East and West
Journal of Contextual Economics – Schmollers Jahrbuch, Vol. 125 (2005), Iss. 1 : pp. 17–27
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Anger, Silke
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Individual and Workplace-Specific Determinants of Paid and Unpaid Overtime Work in Germany
Zapf, Ines
(2015)
https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2630180 [Citations: 3]
Abstract
Although the standard work week is longer in East than in West Germany, there is a higher incidence and average amount of unpaid overtime in the East. We try to explain the striking differences in unpaid overtime by analyzing the labor supply side. We focus on the investment character of overtime and examine whether workers use unpaid extra hours to signal higher productivity so as to reduce the risk of losing their jobs. Using panel data from the SOEP and approximating the risk of unemployment with regional unemployment rates, we find partial evidence for the unemployment-overtime hypothesis.