Moonlighting Trends and Related Policy Issues in Canada and the United States

Bibliographic Data

ID11969964
AuthorsJean Kimmel (W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, corresponding author), Lisa M Powell (0000-0002-6515-5201)
Year1999
Volume25
Issue2
Pages207-207
Publication date1999-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueCanadian Public Policy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0317-0861 • E-ISSN: 1911-9917
PublisherJSTOR (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/3551889
OpenAlexW2019974180
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited4

The purpose of this paper is to provide a detailed Canada-United States cross-country comparison of moonlighting trends and to assess the possible underlying causes of such trends. The statistics show that both countries have experienced strong increases in moonlighting rates for women, never-married individuals, young persons, and service workers, while university-educated persons consistently have maintained high rates. United States' moonlighters remain more likely to combine a full-time job with a part-time job, while Canadians are increasingly becoming holders of multiple part-time jobs. We examine the degree to which changes in moonlighting rates are driven by labour force compositional effects, labour supply-side factors, and labour demand-side factors. Labour market policy recommendations are made with respect to welfare-to-work transitions and child care, payroll taxes, and non-wage benefits

Geography · Political science · Regional science · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality