TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Drago, Robert
AU  - Wooden, Mark
AU  - Black, David
        TI  - Who Wants Flexibility? Changing Work Hours Preferences and Life Events
        PY  - 2006/Oct/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 2404
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp2404
        AB  - We consider desires for flexibility in weekly hours by analyzing changes in work hours preferences using four years of data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey. We control for work hours preferences in previous years and test for effects on desired labor force participation and, for those wishing to participate, on current hours preferences. Our findings reveal that, in general, women are more sensitive to life events than men. Women’s preferred hours and labor force participation decline sharply with pregnancy and the arrival of children; their preferred hours approach usual levels as children enter school and ultimately decline as they become empty-nesters. We also find women’s preferred hours increasing following separation but falling after divorce, with an opposing pattern for men. Finally, a sizeable minority of retirees have preferences for phased instead of full retirement.
        KW  - working hours
KW  - preferences
KW  - life events
KW  - HILDA survey
        ER  -