@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp7789, author={Garnero, Andrea and Kampelmann, Stephan and Rycx, François}, title={Part-time Work, Wages and Productivity: Evidence from Belgian Matched Panel Data}, year={2013}, month={Nov}, institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)}, address={Bonn}, type={IZA Discussion Paper}, number={7789}, url={https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp7789}, abstract={The authors use matched employer-employee panel data on Belgian private-sector firms to estimate the relationship between wage/productivity differentials and the firm's labor composition in terms of part-time and sex. Findings suggest that the groups of women and part-timers generate employer rents, but also that the origin of these rents differs (relatively lower wages for women, relatively higher productivity for part-timers). Interactions between gender and part-time suggest that the positive productivity effect is driven by male part-timers working more than 25 hours, whereas the share of female part-timers is associated with wage penalties. The authors conclude that men and women differ with respect to motives for reducing working hours and the types of part-time jobs available to them: women often have to accommodate domestic constraints by downgrading to more flexible jobs, whereas male part-time work is frequently related to training and collectively negotiated hours reductions that do not affect hourly pay.}, keywords={productivity;part-time employment;gender;matched panel data;wages;GMM}, }