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Deutsches "Beschäftigungswunder" und flexible Arbeitszeiten

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  • Herzog-Stein, Alexander
  • Seifert, Hartmut

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In der schärfsten Nachkriegskrise erweist sich der Arbeitsmarkt in Deutschland als wesentlich robuster als in anderen von der weltweiten Krise betroffenen Ländern. Neben dem offensiven Einsatz öffentlich geförderter Kurzarbeit fangen flexible Arbeitszeiten stärker als in früheren konjunkturellen Abschwüngen den ansonsten kaum vermeidbaren Beschäftigungseinbruch auf. Das vorliegende Diskussionspapier zeichnet zunächst das bisherige Entwicklungsmuster der Arbeitszeitflexibilisierung nach und beschreibt die veränderte Rolle der Arbeitszeit in der aktuellen Wirtschaftskrise im Vergleich zu früheren Abschwungphasen. So erfolgreich dieser Weg auch ist, so stoesst er doch an Grenzen. Die Instrumentenpalette wurde gegenüber früheren Konjunkturabschwüngen zwar deutlich erweitert, die beschäftigungsstabilisierende Wirkung einiger Instrumente ist aber zeitlich begrenzt. Was aber kommt, wenn diese Instrumente stumpf werden und der konjunkturelle Aufschwung nicht ausreicht, die vorhandenen Arbeitskräfte zu beschäftigen? Es könnte die Stunde weiterer Arbeitszeitverkürzungen werden. Der vorliegende Beitrag greift diese Überlegung auf und trägt einige Anregungen zu dieser Debatte bei.

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  • Herzog-Stein, Alexander & Seifert, Hartmut, 2009. "Deutsches "Beschäftigungswunder" und flexible Arbeitszeiten," WSI Working Papers 169, The Institute of Economic and Social Research (WSI), Hans Böckler Foundation.
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    1. Henner Will, 2011. "Germany's Short Time Compensation Program: macroeconom(etr)ic insight," IMK Working Paper 1-2011, IMK at the Hans Boeckler Foundation, Macroeconomic Policy Institute.
    2. Lott, Yvonne, 2014. "Working time autonomy and time adequacy: What if performance is all that counts?," WSI Working Papers 188, The Institute of Economic and Social Research (WSI), Hans Böckler Foundation.
    3. Keller, Berndt & Seifert, Hartmut, 2015. "Atypical forms of employment in the public sector: Are there any?," WSI Working Papers 199, The Institute of Economic and Social Research (WSI), Hans Böckler Foundation.
    4. Alexander Herzog-Stein & Fabian Lindner & Simon Sturn, 2013. "Explaining the German Employment Miracle in the Great Recession – The Crucial Role of Temporary Working Time Reductions," IMK Working Paper 114-2013, IMK at the Hans Boeckler Foundation, Macroeconomic Policy Institute.
    5. Gerhard Bosch, 2011. "The German Labour Market after the Financial Crisis: Miracle or Just a Good Policy Mix?," Chapters, in: Daniel Vaughan-Whitehead (ed.), Work Inequalities in the Crisis, chapter 6, Edward Elgar Publishing.
    6. Tangian, Andranik, 2012. "Statistical test for the mathematical theory of democracy," WSI Working Papers 179, The Institute of Economic and Social Research (WSI), Hans Böckler Foundation.
    7. Lott, Yvonne, 2015. "Costs and benefits of flexibility and autonomy in working time: The same for women and men?," WSI Working Papers 196, The Institute of Economic and Social Research (WSI), Hans Böckler Foundation.
    8. Tangian, Andranik S., 2015. "Is the left-right alignment of parties outdated?," WSI Working Papers 198, The Institute of Economic and Social Research (WSI), Hans Böckler Foundation.

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