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More hours, more jobs? The employment effects of longer working hours (2014)
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Andrews, M., Gerner, H., Schank, T., & Upward, R. (2014). More hours, more jobs? The employment effects of longer working hours. Oxford Economic Papers, 67(2), https://doi.org/10.1093/oep/gpu026

Increases in standard hours of work have been a contentious policy issue in Germany. Whilst this might directly lead to a substitution of workers by hours, there may also be a positive employment effect due to reduced costs. Moreover, the response of... Read More about More hours, more jobs? The employment effects of longer working hours.