TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Hennecke, Juliane
AU  - Knabe, Andreas
        TI  - Homebound Happiness? Teleworkability of Jobs and Emotional Well-Being During Labor and Non-labor Activities
        PY  - 2025/Jan/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 17634
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp17634
        AB  - This paper examines the relationship between flexible working arrangements (FWA) and workers' affective well-being (AWB), using data from the American Time-Use Survey (ATUS) and the Occupational Information Network (O*NET). We analyze differences in workers' emotional experiences during paid work, unpaid work, and leisure depending on the general availability of FWA within their occupation. Our findings reveal a significant negative association between teleworkability and AWB during labor activities for women, resulting in reduced day-average emotional well-being if jobs are also time-flexible. In contrast, we do not find significant associations between FWA and AWB during paid work for men. Additionally, we find no evidence of systematic spillovers to the AWB in non-labor activities for both men and women. Further nuanced findings regarding parents and the role of time flexibility underscore potential gender differences in the impact of FWA on well-being.
        KW  - flexible working arrangements
KW  - affective well-being
KW  - telework
KW  - working from home
KW  - work and family
KW  - work-life balance
KW  - gender differences
        ER  -