Institute for Research on Labor and Employment

The study explores the dynamics of moonlighting and association of occupations between primary and secondary job. The paper is based on cross-section data Labor Force Survey 2006-07 and limited to male wage workers residing in urban areas. Among two motives according to theoretical framework of moonlighting; first, constraint on hours worked in first job and second is wage rate is lower than the reservation wage in the primary occupation; within limited information available on different variables our results support the first motive and earnings from the primary occupation are insignificant in moonlighting decision. The model specification also attempts to correct the endogenous regressor in probit estimation. Among moonlighters ‘Professionals’ and ‘Technicians’ are holding their secondary jobs in same occupational category; apart from these two occupational categories managers and elementary occupations also seems popular for moonlighting.