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La réduction du temps de travail dans les modèles de chômage d'équilibre : une revue de la littérature

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[spa] La reducción del tiempo de trabajo en los modelos de paro de equilibrio : un examen de la literatura, . por Giacomo Corneo.. . Presentamos una revisión de la literatura que examina las consecuencias de una reducción del tiempo de trabajo dentro del marco de los modelos de paro de equilibrio. Examinamos ante todo el impacto de una reducción de la duración legal del trabajo sobre la demanda de trabajo con salario horario constante. La evolución de los salarios horarios esta determinada utilizando los modelos de négociación salarial y los modelos de salario de eficiencia. Los modelos de paro de equilibrio llegan, por regla general, a conclusiones muy pesimistas frente a la posibilidad de reducir el paro disminuyendo la duración del trabajo. Sin embargo, proponemos diferentes contraejemplos que ponen de manifiesto la fragilidad de algunos de los resultados obtenidos. [ger] Die Arbeitszeitverkürzung in den Modellen der Gleichgewichtsarbeitslosigkeit: ein Überblick über die Fachliteratur, . von Giacomo Corneo.. . Dieser Artikel enthält einen Überblick über die Fachliteratur, in der die Folgen einer Arbeitszeitverkiirzung im Rahmen der Modelle der Gleichgewichtsarbeitslosigkeit analysiert werden. Wir untersuchen zunächst die Auswirkung einer Verkiirzung der gesetzlichen Arbeitszeit auf die Arbeitsnachfrage bei konstantem Stundenlohn. Anhand der Lohnverhandlungsmodelle und der Effizienzlohnmodelle wird die Entwicklung der Stundenlöhne bestimmt. In der Regel gelangt man mit den Modellen der Gleichgewichtsarbeitslosigkeit zu überaus pessimistischen Schlußfolgerungen, was die Möglichkeit der Verringerung der Arbeitslosigkeit durch eine Senkung der Arbeitszeit anbetrifft. Es werden jedoch verschiedene Gegenbeispiele angeführt, die die Anfechtbarkeit mancher Ergebnisse aufzeigen. [eng] The Reduction in Working Time in Equilibrium Unemployment Models: A Review of the Literature, . by Giacomo Corneo.. . This article presents a review of the literature exploring the consequences of a reduction in working time within the framework of equilibrium unemployment models. First of all, a study is made of the impact of a reduction in legal working hours on the demand for work at a constant hourly wage. Hourly wage trends are determined using the wage negotiation models and the efficiency wage models. The equilibrium unemployment models generally result in highly pessimistic conclusions as regards the possibility of reducing unemployment by shortening the working week. Nevertheless, various counter-examples are put forward to highlight the fragility of some of the results obtained. [fre] La réduction du temps de travail dans les modèles de chômage d'équilibre : une revue de la littérature, . par Giacomo Corneo.. . Nous présentons une revue la littérature qui examine les conséquences d'une réduction du temps de travail dans le cadre des modèles de chômage d'équilibre. Nous étudions d'abord l'impact d'une réduction de la durée légale du travail sur la demande de travail à salaire horaire constant. L'évolution des salaires horaires est déterminée en utilisant les modèles de négociation salariale et les modèles de salaire d'efficience. Les modèles de chômage d'équilibre aboutissent, en règle générale, à des conclusions très pessimistes à l'égard de la possibilité de réduire le chômage en abaissant la durée du travail. Pourtant, nous proposons différents contre-exemples qui mettent en evidence la fragilité de certain des résultats obtenus.

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  • Giacomo Corneo, 1994. "La réduction du temps de travail dans les modèles de chômage d'équilibre : une revue de la littérature," Économie et Prévision, Programme National Persée, vol. 115(4), pages 63-73.
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