Working long hours: less productive but less costly? Firm-level evidence from Belgium
"From the point of view of a profit-maximizing firm, the optimal number of working hours depends not only on the marginal productivity of hours but also on the marginal labour cost. This paper develops and assesses empirically a simple model of firms' decision making where productivity var...
Main Authors: | Delmez, Françoise, Vandenberghe, Vincent |
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Institution: | ETUI-European Trade Union Institute |
Format: | TEXT |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Louvain-la Neuve
2017
UCL |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19396695124911148779-Working-long-hours-less-produc.htm |
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