Working Time and Employment

ISBN-13: 9780415590037 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 293 str.

Bob Hart;?Abar;?Abar

Opis

First published in 1987, this book reissues the first systematic and integrated analysis of working time and employment, reaching to the core elements of a vital area of labour economics. It offers an analysis of the impact of workweek reductions on employment and hours.

Spis treści

1. Background and aims  2. Working Time and Employment in an International Perspective  3. A Labour Market Framework  4. Some Economic Concepts and Relationships  5. Employment Effects of Workweek Reductions: Theoretical Issues  6. Employment Effects of Workweek Reductions: Empirical Evidence  7. Part-Time Employment: The Demand and Supply of Workers and Hours  8. Hours, Layoffs and Implicit Contracts  9. Labour Subsidies and Social Security Funding  10. Retirement and Employment  11. Collective Bargaining Constraints  12. More Jobs through Shorter Hours

O autorze

Bob Hart