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What Is the Price of Freedom? Estimating Women’s Willingness to Pay for Job Schedule Flexibility

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  • Monserrat Bustelo
  • Ana Maria Diaz
  • Jeanne Lafortune
  • Claudia Piras
  • Luz Magdalena Salas
  • José Tessada

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We conducted a discrete choice experiment to elicit women’s revealed preferences regarding job schedule flexibility (flexible scheduling and part-time employment) in a developing country context. We did so with an incentivized methodology for job seekers. On average, women have a high willingness to pay for a flexible schedule within a full-time contract but a much lower desire to trade wages for part-time contracts. The willingness to pay for a flexible work arrangement is largest for more affluent women, while willingness to pay for part-time employment is highest among those with higher time demands.

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  • Monserrat Bustelo & Ana Maria Diaz & Jeanne Lafortune & Claudia Piras & Luz Magdalena Salas & José Tessada, 2023. "What Is the Price of Freedom? Estimating Women’s Willingness to Pay for Job Schedule Flexibility," Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press, vol. 71(4), pages 1179-1211.
    • Handle: RePEc:ucp:ecdecc:doi:10.1086/718645
    DOI: 10.1086/718645
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    1. Boltz, Marie & Cockx, Bart & Diaz, Ana Maria & Salas, Luz Magdalena, 2020. "How does working-time flexibility affect workers’ productivity in a routine job?," ROA Research Memorandum 010, Maastricht University, Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA).
    2. Marie Boltz & Bart Cockx & Ana Maria Diaz & Luz Magdalena Salas, 2023. "How does working‐time flexibility affect workers' productivity in a routine job? Evidence from a field experiment," British Journal of Industrial Relations, London School of Economics, vol. 61(1), pages 159-187, March.

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    JEL classification:

    • J22 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Time Allocation and Labor Supply
    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials

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