Do working hours affect health? Evidence from statutory workweek regulations in Germany
"This study estimates the causal effect of working hours on health. We deal with the endogeneity of working hours through instrumental variables techniques. In particular, we exploit exogenous variation in working hours from statutory workweek regulations in the German public sector as an instr...
Main Authors: | Cygam-Rehm, Kamila, Wuner, Christoph |
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Institution: | ETUI-European Trade Union Institute |
Format: | TEXT |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Berlin
2018
DIW |
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Online Access: | https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19302060124911202429-Do-working-hours-affect-health.htm |
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