Increasing the working hours of nurses and teachers: Evidence from a discrete choice experiment
Melline Somers, Tom Stolp, Francesca Burato, Wim Groot, Frits van Merode, Melvin Vooren
TL;DR
This study explores how nurses and teachers in the Netherlands value different job conditions and how much extra work they would do under specific conditions.
Contribution
The study provides new empirical evidence on willingness to work more hours under specific job conditions using a discrete choice experiment.
Findings
High work pressure is most negatively valued by both nurses and teachers.
Nurses value time spent on patient-related tasks and control over working hours highly.
Part-time workers require a 21-23% wage increase to switch to full-time roles.
Abstract
The healthcare and education sectors suffer from shortages of nurses and teachers. Extending their working hours has often been proposed as a solution to reduce shortages. In this study, we conduct a discrete choice experiment (DCE) in the Netherlands to elicit nurses’ and teachers’ preferences for different jobs and working conditions. We present both nurses and teachers with nine hypothetical choice sets, each consisting of two jobs that differ in seven observable job attributes. From the DCE, we infer workers’ willingness to pay for these different job characteristics. Moreover, we calculate how many additional hours they would be willing to work if a specific workplace condition were met. We find that both nurses and teachers most negatively value high work pressure. Spending a lot of time on patient-related tasks is highly valued by nurses, followed by having more control over…
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TopicsEconomic and Environmental Valuation · Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies · Occupational and Professional Licensing Regulation