Start Time and Worker Compensation: Implications for Staggered-Hours Programs

Eva Gutiérrez-i-Puigarnau and Jos van Ommeren ()

No 10-073/3, Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers from Tinbergen Institute

Abstract: This discussion paper resulted in a publication in the 'Journal of Transport Economics and Policy' (2012), 46(2), 205-220.

There is little known about the effects of staggered-hours programs that affect workers' working schedules to mitigate peak congestion. We examine the effect of workers' morning start times on their wages for Germany. In contrast to previous work based on cross-section data, we demonstrate that wages are not, or maybe, a slight inverse U-shaped function of start time suggesting that staggered-hours programs might be welfare enhancing.

Keywords: Commuting; start time; wages; staggered hours; peak congestion (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: R48 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010-07-22
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Journal Article: Start Time and Worker Compensation Implications for Staggered-Hours Programmes (2012)
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