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Physical Work Intensity and the Split Workday: Theory and Evidence from Spain

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  • Jorge González Chapela

    (Centro Universitario de la Defensa de Zaragoza)

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This study uses a job-design model and the 2002–2003 Spanish Time Use Survey to explore the existence of a previously overlooked relationship between physical work intensity and the split workday. The theoretical model developed predicts that the incidence of working split shifts may increase with physical work intensity if and only if the degree of recovery allowed by the mid-workday break is directly proportional to the physical load of the work done. Occupation-specific estimates of energy expenditure are constructed for Spain which permit investigating empirically the relationship between physical work intensity and the split workday.

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  • Jorge González Chapela, 2018. "Physical Work Intensity and the Split Workday: Theory and Evidence from Spain," Journal of Labor Research, Springer, vol. 39(3), pages 329-353, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:jlabre:v:39:y:2018:i:3:d:10.1007_s12122-018-9269-8
    DOI: 10.1007/s12122-018-9269-8
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    Keywords

    Split workday; Work recovery; Metabolic equivalent value; Spanish time use survey;
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    JEL classification:

    • J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
    • J22 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Time Allocation and Labor Supply
    • J81 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Standards - - - Working Conditions

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