Abstract. The selection of workers into part-time jobs, and the wages they earn, are analysed using Canadian data. We focus on the distinction between voluntary and involuntary part-time workers since involuntary part-timers earn substantially lower wages than voluntary part-timers. We nd that the selection of individuals into involuntary part-time work is more closely tied to job characteristics such as industry, occupation and region of employment than personal or human capital characteristics. Personal characteristics play a larger role in explaining the lower wages of the involuntary part-timers but results also suggest that selection e ects dominate the contribution coming from di erences in endowments.
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