The Timing of Labor Demand

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2012

Authors

Ana Rute Cardoso (Author) Other; Daniel S. Hamermesh (Author) Other; José Varejão (Author) FEP

Journal

Title: Annals of Economics and Statistics

No. 105/106

Pages: 15-34

ISSN: 2115-4430

Publisher: Groupe des ecoles nationales d'economie et statistique

Scientific classification

FOS: Social sciences > Economics and Business

CORDIS: Social sciences > Economics > Labour economics

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00Y-KFJ

Abstract (EN): Merging several data sets from Portugal from 1986-2004 with a cross-section on the same firms for 2003 that gives information on work timing, we describe temporal patterns of firms¿ demand for labor and estimate production functions. The results demonstrate the existence of substitution of employment across times of the day/week and imply that legislated penalties for work at irregular hours induce firms to alter their operating schedules. They suggest that policies that shift the timing of hours of work can explain some of the difference in work timing between Europe and the U.S.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

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