The Shorter Workweek and Worker Wellbeing: Evidence from Portugal and France

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	Document type :	Scientific journals : Article
	Discipline(s) :	Business & economic sciences : Microeconomics
	To cite this reference:	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/46126

Title :	The Shorter Workweek and Worker Wellbeing: Evidence from Portugal and France
Language :	English
Author, co-author :	Lepinteur, Anthony [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Integrative Research Unit: Social and Individual Development (INSIDE)]
Publication date :	2019
Journal title :	Labour Economics
Publisher :	Elsevier
Peer reviewed :	Yes (verified by ORBi^lu)
Audience :	International
ISSN :	0927-5371
Country :	Netherlands
Keywords :	[en] Working time ; Job satisfaction ; Difference-in-differences
Abstract :	[en] Using data from the European Community Household Panel, this paper evaluates the impact of the exogenous reductions in weekly working hours induced by reforms implemented in Portugal and France on worker wellbeing. Difference-in-differences estimation results suggest that reduced working hours generated significant and robust increases in job and leisure satisfaction of the workers affected in both countries (from 0.07 to 0.15 standard deviation increases), with the rise in the former mainly being explained by greater satisfaction with working hours and working conditions. Further results suggest that staff representative bodies are important for ensuring that working-time reductions lead to welfare gains.
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