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Has Work-sharing Worked in Finland?

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  • Petri Böckerman

    (Labour Institute for Economic Research)

  • Jaakko Kiander

Abstract

The paper investigates the employment effects of working time reductions in Finland by dividing the economy into six main sectors from 1960 to 1996. Work-sharing works if there exists a tradeoff between the average working time and employment. This means that a reduction in average working hours delivers an increase in employment. The main result is that a reduction in actual average hours seems to deliver an increase in employment in the short run on condition that output does not deteriorate as a result of shorter average working time.

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  • Petri Böckerman & Jaakko Kiander, 1998. "Has Work-sharing Worked in Finland?," Working Papers 148, Työn ja talouden tutkimus LABORE, Labour Institute for Economic Research LABORE.
    • Handle: RePEc:pst:wpaper:148
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    • J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure

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