Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/332986 
Year of Publication: 
2016
Citation: 
[Journal:] Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft (WuG) [ISSN:] 0378-5130 [Volume:] 42 [Issue:] 4 [Year:] 2016 [Pages:] 665-684
Publisher: 
Kammer für Arbeiter und Angestellte für Wien, Wien
Abstract: 
Persistently high unemployment rates in Europa have refueled the discussion of worksharing as a means to boost employment. Theoretical as well as empirical studies do not reach a consensus whether a shorter working week increases or reduces employment. Empirical studies using microdata often find no or a negative employment effect, whereas time-series models often find a positive relationship. Building on work by Kapteyn et al. (2004), a macroeconomic model is developed to estimate long-run cointegrating relationships. For a panel of 18 european countries, two enhancements to the literature are made. First, the average working hours of those full employed are used, limiting noise by part-time work. Second, cross-section dependencies are controlled for. The result of the ARDL model suggest a positive relationship between shorter working weeks and employment.
Subjects: 
Arbeitszeitverkürzung
Beschäftigungsentwicklung
Document Type: 
Article

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