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Days of Work Over a Half Century : The Rise of the Four-Day Week

Hamermesh, Daniel S.; Biddle, Jeff - 2022

-day workers. Similar growth occurred in the Netherlands, Germany, and South Korea. The rise was not due to changes in demographics …

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Flexibility of Working Time Arrangements and Female Labor Market Outcome

Magda, Iga; Lipowska, Katarzyna - 2022

We use data from the 2019 EU Labor Force Survey to study gender and parenthood gaps in two dimensions of flexibility in working time arrangements in 25 European countries. We find that overall in Europe, there is no statistically significant gender difference in access to flexible work...

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Distributional Consequences of Labor Demand Adjustments to a Downturn : A Model-Based Approach with Application to Germany 2008-09

Bargain, Olivier - 2010

Germany. We take as a starting point a very detailed administrative matched employer-employee dataset to estimate labor demand …

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Extensive vs. Intensive Margin in Germany and the United States : Any Differences?

Merkl, Christian - 2010

This paper analyzes the role of the extensive vis-à-vis the intensive margin of labor adjustment in Germany and in the …

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The Use of Flexible Measures to Cope with Economic Crises in Germany and Brazil

Eichhorst, Werner - 2011

This study gives a comparative overview of labor market dynamics and institutional arrangements in Germany and Brazil …

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Labor Demand During the Crisis : What Happened in Germany?

Bohachova, Olga - 2011

In Germany, the employment response to the post-2007 crisis has been muted compared to other industrialized countries …

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What Explains the German Labor Market Miracle in the Great Recession?

Burda, Michael C. - 2011

Germany experienced an even deeper fall in GDP in the Great Recession than the United States, with little employment …

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More Hours, More Jobs? The Employment Effects of Longer Working Hours

Andrews, Martyn J. - 2012

Increases in standard hours have been a contentious policy issue in Germany. Whilst this might directly lead to a …

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The Working Hours of Immigrants in Germany : Temporary Versus Permanent

Kahanec, Martin - 2010

Migration is often viewed as an investment decision. Temporary migrants can be expected to invest less in accumulating human capital specific to the host country. Instead, they work more hours in order to accumulate savings and invest in financial capital that can be transferred back to their...

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Non-Standard Employment Across Occupations in Germany : The Role of Replaceability and Labour Market Flexibility

Eichhorst, Werner - 2013

The share of non-standard jobs in total employment has increased in Germany over recent decades. Research tends to … development in Germany is a large occupational heterogeneity, which is true for both current working conditions and trajectories … analyses the role of different types of non-standard employment across occupations in Germany, explaining variation between …

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