How a reduction of standard working hours affects employment dynamics

Pedro Miguel Raposo; Jan van Ours

doi:10.1007/s10645-010-9142-5

How a reduction of standard working hours affects employment dynamics

Pedro Miguel Raposo
, Jan van Ours

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	193-207
Number of pages	15
Journal	De Economist
Volume	158
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10645-010-9142-5
Publication status	Published - 2010
Externally published	Yes

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