A Primer on the 35-Hour in France, 1997–2007

Philippe Askenazy

No 3402, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: France has experienced massive changes in its regulation of working time during the last decade. These changes generate natural experiments that may help to study a variety of issues in labor economics, including work sharing effect on job creation or productivity, labor relations or adaptation of firms to regulation. This paper provides a primer for researchers interested by working on these issues. It includes detailed information about the 35-hour laws and their progressive removal, and discusses the first wave of research evaluating these policies, that draws a contrasted picture. It also highlights some unexplored lines of research.

Keywords: 35-hour week; working time; bargaining; France (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J20 J30 J51 L23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 30 pages
Date: 2008-03
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Published - revised and updated version published in: Cambridge Journal of Economics, 2013, 37 (2), 323-347

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