A primer on the 35-hour in France, 1997 - 2007

Arbeitspapier

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.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 3402

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Demand and Supply of Labor: General
• Subject: France ; 35-hour week ; working time ; bargaining ; Arbeitszeitflexibilisierung ; Wirkungsanalyse ; Arbeitszeit ; Beschäftigungseffekt ; Produktivität ; Arbeitsbeziehungen ; Wirtschaftliche Anpassung ; Frankreich

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Askenazy, Philippe
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
• (where): Bonn
• (when): 2008

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/34985
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2008032047
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET