TY - JOUR
T1 - How a reduction of standard working hours affects employment dynamics
AU - Raposo, Pedro Miguel
AU - van Ours, Jan
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - On December 1, 1996, a new law was implemented in Portugal to gradually reduce the standard 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.
AB - On December 1, 1996, a new law was implemented in Portugal to gradually reduce the standard 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.
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U2 - 10.1007/s10645-010-9142-5
DO - 10.1007/s10645-010-9142-5
M3 - Article
SN - 0013-063X
VL - 158
SP - 193
EP - 207
JO - De Economist
JF - De Economist
IS - 2
ER -
