How a Reduction of Standard Working Hours Affects Employment Dynamics

On December 1, 1996, a new law was implemented in Portugal to gradually reduce the stan- dard working week from 44 to 40 hours. We study how this mandatory reduction affected employment through job creation and job destruction. We find evidence that the working hours reduction had a positive effect on employment through a fall in job destruction.

MoreLess

Year of publication:	2009
Authors:	van Ours, Jan ; Santos Raposo, P.M.
Institutions:	Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research
Subject:	Workweek reduction \| policy reform \| employment dynamics

More details

Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Discussion Paper.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	The text is part of a series CentER Discussion Paper Number 2009-50
Classification:	J22 - Time Allocation and Labor Supply ; J63 - Turnover; Vacancies; Layoffs ; J81 - Working Conditions
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011092129