Does temporal and locational flexibility of work increase the supply of working hours? Evidence from the Netherlands

Possenriede, Daniel; Hassink, Wolter H.J.; Plantenga, Janneke

doi:10.1186/s40173-016-0072-y

Table 9 TLF arrangements on working hours—robustness checks

From: Does temporal and locational flexibility of work increase the supply of working hours? Evidence from the Netherlands

	Actual hours			Contracted hours			Preferred hours
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Instrumented wage included
Flexi-time	0.603*	1.104**	0.078	0.259	0.422*	0.077	0.236	0.390	−0.091
	(0.240)	(0.327)	(0.351)	(0.162)	(0.179)	(0.281)	(0.228)	(0.333)	(0.294)
Telehomework	0.853**	0.769*	0.866*	0.244	0.075	0.397	0.224	0.085	0.413
	(0.245)	(0.309)	(0.389)	(0.165)	(0.182)	(0.298)	(0.220)	(0.314)	(0.305)
Observations	6771	3581	3190	6779	3583	3196	6779	3583	3196
Individuals	2245	1174	1071	2246	1174	1072	2246	1174	1072
Lagged values flexi-time and telehomework as IV
Flexi-time	−0.963	−0.543	−1.326	−0.169	−1.211	−0.006	−0.756	−2.334	0.080
	(1.682)	(2.143)	(2.859)	(1.338)	(1.559)	(2.473)	(1.807)	(2.419)	(3.073)
Telehomework	−0.758	1.440	−0.698	−1.894	−2.173	−0.518	−1.704	−1.952	−0.619
	(1.944)	(3.112)	(2.380)	(1.289)	(2.126)	(1.536)	(1.668)	(3.116)	(1.813)
Observations	7696	4059	3637	7706	4062	3644	7706	4062	3644
Individuals	2517	1309	1208	2518	1309	1209	2518	1309	1209
Lagged values flexi-time and telehomework
Flexi-time _t-1	0.095	0.136	0.139	−0.028	0.059	−0.001	0.047	0.216	−0.011
	(0.192)	(0.236)	(0.305)	(0.152)	(0.167)	(0.265)	(0.212)	(0.274)	(0.330)
Telehomework _t-1	0.086	−0.162	0.103	0.249	0.208	0.087	0.214	0.165	0.106
	(0.250)	(0.312)	(0.399)	(0.165)	(0.208)	(0.262)	(0.219)	(0.307)	(0.317)
Observations	9370	4927	4443	9385	4933	4452	9385	4933	4452
Individuals	4191	2177	2014	4197	2180	2017	4197	2180	2017
Winsored working hours
Flexi-time	0.184	0.464	−0.162	−0.126	0.087	−0.383	−0.088	0.182	−0.440
	(0.201)	(0.263)	(0.303)	(0.150)	(0.176)	(0.246)	(0.176)	(0.237)	(0.258)
Telehomework	0.944**	0.723*	1.098**	0.271	−0.024	0.495*	0.302	0.121	0.403
	(0.216)	(0.293)	(0.311)	(0.146)	(0.174)	(0.238)	(0.186)	(0.258)	(0.261)
Observations	14046	7325	6721	16022	8299	7723	16022	8299	7723
Individuals	6409	3333	3076	7164	3681	3483	7164	3681	3483
2004–2012 only
Flexi-time	0.223	0.555*	−0.189	−0.008	0.192	−0.256	0.041	0.284	−0.312
	(0.208)	(0.278)	(0.307)	(0.168)	(0.202)	(0.270)	(0.200)	(0.273)	(0.284)
Telehomework	0.920**	0.681*	1.103**	0.199	−0.089	0.438	0.215	−0.141	0.573*
	(0.218)	(0.298)	(0.312)	(0.155)	(0.192)	(0.248)	(0.202)	(0.274)	(0.292)
Observations	14046	7325	6721	14046	7325	6721	14046	7325	6721
Individuals	6409	3333	3076	6409	3333	3076	6409	3333	3076

Note: Parameter estimates of TLF arrangements on working hours. Standard errors in parentheses (clustered at employee level)
* p<0.05, ** p<0.01

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