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From politicians´ economic cookbook. Let's say it in plain English: shortening working hours increases unemployment

Publication at Faculty of Social Sciences, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Centre for Economic Research and Graduate Education |
2004

Abstract

For a long time, economists warn, that shortened working hours can decline employment, for example in the cases: firms invest in new employees´ training, firms pay more overtimes etc., lot the things increase work costs and decline demand for that work