Work and family programs and productivity Estimates applying a production function model

• Published in: International journal of manpower Vol. 25; no. 8; pp. 714 - 728
• Main Authors: Clifton, Thomas J, Shepard, Edward
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bradford Emerald Group Publishing Limited 01.01.2004
• Subjects: Absenteeism; Compensation; Costs; Employees; Expenditures; Impact analysis; Job sharing; Labor force; Labor market; Maternity & paternity leaves; Production functions; Productivity; Statistical analysis; Studies; Wage differential; Wages & salaries; Work life programs; Workers; United States > US

This paper provides statistical evidence about the effect of work and family programs on productivity using a sample of large Fortune 500 companies in 30 industries in the US economy. Cross-sectional firm-level data on work and family programs are combined with financial data on companies to estimat...