04871oam 22011534 450 991081730360332120240410162627.01-4623-3869-01-4527-5618-X1-283-51592-X1-4519-0964-09786613828378(CKB)3360000000443764(EBL)3014436(SSID)ssj0000940055(PQKBManifestationID)11553617(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000940055(PQKBWorkID)10938243(PQKB)10598402(OCoLC)694141085(IMF)WPIEE2006251(MiAaPQ)EBC3014436(EXLCZ)99336000000044376420020129d2006 uf 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAre the French Happy with the 35-Hour Workweek? /Marcello Estevão, Filipa Sa1st ed.Washington, D.C. :International Monetary Fund,2006.1 online resource (26 p.)IMF Working Papers"November 2006."1-4518-6511-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. 24).""Contents""; ""I. INTRODUCTION""; ""II. INSTITUTIONAL BACKGROUND AND PREVIOUS RESEARCH""; ""III. CONSEQUENCES OF HOURS RESTRICTIONS: THEORY""; ""IV. DATA AND IDENTIFICATION STRATEGY""; ""V. RESULTS""; ""VI. CONCLUSIONS""; ""REFERENCES""Legally mandated reductions in the workweek can be either a constraint on individuals' choice or a tool to coordinate individuals' preferences for lower work hours. We confront these two hypotheses by studying the consequences of the workweek reduction in France from 39 to 35 hours, which was first applied to large firms in 2000. Using the timing difference by firm size to set up a quasi-experiment and data from the French labor force survey, we show that the law constrained the choice of a significant number of individuals: dual-job holdings increased, some workers in large firms went to small firms where hours were not constrained, and others were replaced by cheaper, unemployed individuals as relative hourly wages increased in large firms. Employment of persons directly affected by the law declined, although the net effect on aggregate employment was not significant.IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ;No. 2006/251Hours of laborFranceEconometric modelsWorkweekFranceEconometric modelsLaborimfMacroeconomicsimfEmploymentimfUnemploymentimfWagesimfIntergenerational Income DistributionimfAggregate Human CapitalimfAggregate Labor ProductivityimfTime Allocation and Labor SupplyimfSingle Equation ModelsimfSingle Variables: Cross-Sectional ModelsimfSpatial ModelsimfTreatment Effect ModelsimfLabor Economics: GeneralimfWages, Compensation, and Labor Costs: GeneralimfUnemployment: Models, Duration, Incidence, and Job SearchimfAggregate Factor Income DistributionimfLabourimfincome economicsimfIncomeimfNational accountsimfLabor economicsimfEconomic theoryimfFranceimfHours of laborEconometric models.WorkweekEconometric models.LaborMacroeconomicsEmploymentUnemploymentWagesIntergenerational Income DistributionAggregate Human CapitalAggregate Labor ProductivityTime Allocation and Labor SupplySingle Equation ModelsSingle Variables: Cross-Sectional ModelsSpatial ModelsTreatment Effect ModelsLabor Economics: GeneralWages, Compensation, and Labor Costs: GeneralUnemployment: Models, Duration, Incidence, and Job SearchAggregate Factor Income DistributionLabourincome economicsIncomeNational accountsLabor economicsEconomic theoryEstevão Marcello1610180Sa Filipa1610181International Monetary Fund.Western Hemisphere Dept.DcWaIMFBOOK9910817303603321Are the French Happy with the 35-Hour Workweek3937821UNINA