Study Rudolf (2014): study KR 1998
- Public
- Married couples with children, followed 10 years before and after 5-day work policy, South Korea 1998-2008
- Survey name
- KR-KLIPS combined waves
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 50675
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Change work hours in nation
- Our Classification
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- Remarks
- Like Japan, South Korea was reputed for excessive long working hours
- Operationalization
- Around 2004 working hours were gradually reduced 10%
Four different definitions of treatment was used for both sexes.
A: Regular working hours after reduction >44
B: Regular working hours after reduction >40
Observed Relation with Happiness
After change M = 3.4
-differenc +0.4
Figure shown a rising trend of happiness together with a downward trend in working hours
Wives Husbands
>4 hours reduction -.18 (ns) -.03 (ns)
>8 hours reduction +.20 (ns) -.25 (ns)
B CHANGE in happiness
Wives Husbands
>4 hours reduction +.05 (ns) +.04 (ns)
>8 hours reduction +.36 (ns) -.14 (ns)
b-fix controled for
-Earnings
-House ownership
-Household composition
-Own occupation (not working)
-Partner's working hours
-Partner's occupation (not working)
-Time trend in nation in males and females
-Work place size
-Job satisfaction
the Five-Day Working Policy does not seem to have affected overall satisfaction with one’s life. No significant effects are found for working hours reductions on life satisfaction.