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Work-Time Reduction: Possibilities and Problems

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Once, it was possible to think of reducing the workweek. Is it still? The author discusses the possibilities and many obstacles, economic and political. Yes, it might create jobs, but can it really be done without offering an equivalent wage for fewer hours? But if we do not think about the gains from work reduction (such as the modern invention of the weekend), it surely will not happen.

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  • Herbert Gans, 2013. "Work-Time Reduction: Possibilities and Problems," Challenge, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 56(5), pages 62-73.
    • Handle: RePEc:mes:challe:v:56:y:2013:i:5:p:62-73
    DOI: 10.2753/0577-5132560503
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    1. Bosch, Gerhard & Lehndorff, Steffen, 2001. "Working-Time Reduction and Employment: Experiences in Europe and Economic Policy Recommendations," Cambridge Journal of Economics, Cambridge Political Economy Society, vol. 25(2), pages 209-243, March.
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