A Primer on the 35-Hour in France, 1997-2007

30 Pages Posted: 23 May 2008

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Philippe Askenazy

CNRS; IZA Institute of Labor Economics; Paris School of Economics (PSE)

Abstract

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.

Keywords: France, 35-hour week, working time, bargaining

JEL Classification: J20, J30, J51, L23

Suggested Citation

Askenazy, Philippe, A Primer on the 35-Hour in France, 1997-2007. IZA Working Paper No. 3402, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1136207 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1136207

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