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How a Reduction of Standard Working Hours Affects Employment Dynamics

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  • Santos Raposo, P.M.
  • Ours, J.C. van

    (Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research)

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On December 1, 1996, a new law was implemented in Portugal to gradually reduce the stan- dard 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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Paper provided by Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research in its series Discussion Paper with number 2009-50.

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Date of creation: 2009
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Handle: RePEc:dgr:kubcen:200950

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Keywords: Workweek reduction; policy reform; employment dynamics;

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