@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp1884, author={Booth, Alison L. and Ours, Jan C. van}, title={Hours of Work and Gender Identity: Does Part-Time Work Make the Family Happier?}, year={2005}, month={Dec}, institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)}, address={Bonn}, type={IZA Discussion Paper}, number={1884}, url={https://www.iza.org/publications/dp1884}, abstract={Taking into account inter-dependence within the family, we investigate the relationship between part-time work and happiness. We use panel data from the new Household, Income and Labor Dynamics in Australia Survey. Our analysis indicates that part-time women are more satisfied with working hours than full-time women. Partnered women's life satisfaction is increased if their partners work full-time. Male partners' life satisfaction is unaffected by their partners' market hours but is increased if they themselves are working full-time. This finding is consistent with the gender identity hypothesis of Akerlof and Kranton (2000).}, keywords={gender identity;happiness;part-time work}, }