How accurate are German work-time data? a comparison of time-diary reports and stylized estimates

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 325-339

  Otterbach, Steffen ^a   Sousa Poza, Alfonso ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Germany; Time use; Work time

Indexed keywords

TIME ALLOCATION; WORKING CONDITIONS;

GERMANY;

EID: 77953322530     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-009-9504-z     Document Type: Article

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