How Much Is Too Much? The Influence of Work Hours on Social Development: An Empirical Analysis for OECD Countries

Liu, Bei; Chen, Hong; Gan, Xin

doi:10.3390/ijerph16244914

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“…The empirical results are in line with other studies from the literature, which acknowledge the positive influence of household income [8], employment of young people [37] and working hours [38]. At the same time, OECD countries registered a different result: as the number of working hours increases, the rate of economic growth decreases [39].…”

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The Hard Worker, the Hard Earner, the Young and the Educated: Empirical Study on Economic Growth across 11 CEE Countries

Batrancea

2023

Sustainability

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Economic growth is an important metric for the sustainable development of any region or country. Central and Eastern Europe members of the European Union are important players of the single market, which implements regional policies to mitigate socio-economic differences between its newer and established members. The present study examines the factors that shape the phenomenon of economic growth across 62 NUTS 2 regions from 11 countries in Central and Eastern Europe during the period 2011–2020. The study investigates determinants related to education level, involvement of young people in the labor market, household net income, high-speed internet facilities and overall hours spent at work during a year. Three panel data models estimated with first-differenced generalized method of moments showed that regional economic growth was significantly influenced mainly by income, the rate of young employees and educational attainment level. Relevant insights and policy implications for regions in CEE countries are addressed.

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confidence: 88%

The Hard Worker, the Hard Earner, the Young and the Educated: Empirical Study on Economic Growth across 11 CEE Countries

Batrancea

2023

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“…Furthermore, it can also be observed that the reduction rate of the survival function decreases with the increasing level of urbanization, indicating that citizens in highly urbanized areas tend to work longer than those who live in non-urban areas. This finding is as expected because the increasingly competitive environment in urban areas puts many people under great pressure and, consequently, they need to work hard for a better quality of life [74,75].…”

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Activity Duration under the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Comparative Analysis among Different Urbanized Areas Using a Hazard-Based Duration Model

Zuo

Shao

et al. 2023

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There have been significant changes in daily activities and corresponding durations since the outbreak of COVID-19. This study examines how the built environment factors and individual/household characteristics affect activity durations (e.g., shopping, social-related, hiking, and working) under the COVID-19 pandemic and analyzes the heterogeneity between different urbanized areas using the data of a Dutch national travel survey in 2020. A hazard-based duration model (e.g., the Cox proportional hazard model) was used to predict activity durations. Estimation results showed that the activity durations for different social groups varied under different geographical and policy conditions. In particular, women and seniors are more susceptible to the unprecedented pandemic, manifested in significantly shorter durations for work and hiking activities. In addition, couples with one or more children need to shorten their working hours and give more attention to their children due to the closure of nurseries and schools. Furthermore, the influences of built environment factors also present significant differences. A higher number of service facilities does not significantly foster the extension of hiking activity duration; however, this is the opposite among regions with more open green areas. Compared with previous studies on analyzing the influencing factors of activity durations, this study incorporated some unique variables (e.g., COVID-19 countermeasures and urban class) to consider the temporal and spatial heterogeneity under the particular pandemic period.

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“…This means that the increase of weariness is not rewarded with matching resource, which can easily result in declining work performance or even turnover behaviors of employees. 3 Evidence has also been found that overtime behaviors can influence employees' individual health, family ties, emotional exhaustion, etc. 4,5 Overtime behaviors driven by involution will not only cause the loss of efficient employees, but also result in employees' losses more than their profits.…”

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Impact of Performance Climate on Overtime Behaviors of New Generation Employees: The Moderating Effect of Perceived Employability and Mediating Role of Job Insecurity

Niu¹,

Yang²

2022

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In the post-pandemic era, the employment environment in China has been worsening. New generation employees are faced with higher work requirements. Against the backdrop, the "involution" culture has been a mainstream culture of different walks of life. Pressure of competition brought about by "involution" has made overtime behaviors increasingly prevailing among new generation employees. In this background, this research discusses about the impact of organizational performance climate on new generation employees' overtime behaviors as well as the role of job insecurity and perceived employability in the process. Patients and Methods:The data collection is conducted in the currently popular industries. Ultimately, 348 valid questionnaires are collected. Later, the regression analysis and bootstrap methods are used to test the theoretical hypotheses. Results: Organizational performance climate can promote new generation employees' overtime behaviors; job insecurity plays a mediating role between organizational performance climate and new generation employees' overtime behaviors; perceived employability can negatively moderate the correlation between job insecurity and overtime behaviors, and negatively moderate the mediating effect between performance climate and overtime behaviors. Conclusion:Based on conservation of resources theory, this research explains the new generation employees' overtime behaviors formation mechanism under the "involution" culture in China. These results deepen the understanding of the overtime work mechanism according to characteristics of new generation employees and post-pandemic era, which can provide theoretical support and practical guidance for a reasonable control of employees' overtime behaviors under the "involution" culture.

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How Much Is Too Much? The Influence of Work Hours on Social Development: An Empirical Analysis for OECD Countries

Cited by 3 publications

References 52 publications

The Hard Worker, the Hard Earner, the Young and the Educated: Empirical Study on Economic Growth across 11 CEE Countries

The Hard Worker, the Hard Earner, the Young and the Educated: Empirical Study on Economic Growth across 11 CEE Countries

Activity Duration under the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Comparative Analysis among Different Urbanized Areas Using a Hazard-Based Duration Model

Impact of Performance Climate on Overtime Behaviors of New Generation Employees: The Moderating Effect of Perceived Employability and Mediating Role of Job Insecurity

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