@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp6786, author={Wunder, Christoph and Heineck, Guido}, title={Working Time Preferences, Hours Mismatch and Well-Being of Couples: Are There Spillovers?}, year={2012}, month={Aug}, institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)}, address={Bonn}, type={IZA Discussion Paper}, number={6786}, url={https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp6786}, abstract={We analyze how well-being is related to working time preferences and hours mismatch. Self-reported measures of life satisfaction are used as an empirical approximation of true wellbeing. Our results indicate that well-being is generally lower among workers with working time mismatch. Particularly underemployment is detrimental for well-being. We further provide first evidence on spillovers from the partner's working time mismatch. However, the spillover becomes insignificant once we control for the partner's well-being. This suggests that well-being is contagious, and the spillover is due to interdependent utilities. Females experience the highest well-being when their partner is working full-time hours. Male wellbeing is unaffected over a wide interval of the partner's working hours.}, keywords={spillovers;subjective well-being;life satisfaction;working time preferences;working time mismatch;utility interdependence}, }