Inefficient Short-Time Work

Pierre Cahuc and Sandra Nevoux

No 11010, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: This paper shows that the reforms which expanded short-time work in France after the great 2008-2009 recession were largely to the benefit of large firms which are recurrent short-time work users. We argue that this expansion of short-time work is an inefficient way to provide insurance to workers, as it entails cross-subsidies which reduce aggregate production. An efficient policy should provide unemployment insurance benefits funded by experience rated employers' contributions instead of short-time work benefits. We find that short-time work entails significant production losses compared to an unemployment insurance scheme with experience rating.

Keywords: short-time work; unemployment insurance; experience rating (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J63 J65 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 32 pages
Date: 2017-09
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