Can a Shorter Workweek Induce Higher Employment? : Mandatory Reductions in the Workweek and Employment Subsidies /

A reduction in the legal workweek may induce a degree of downward wage flexibility, while an employment subsidy to firms accommodates downward wage rigidity. It may be possible, therefore, to increase employment with a policy that combines a reduction in the workweek with an employment subsidy. In g...

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Huvudupphovsman: Erbas, S.
Övriga upphovsmän: Sayers, Chera
Materialtyp: Tidskrift
Språk:English
Publicerad: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1999.
Serie:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1999/144
Länkar:Full text available on IMF