This paper examines the profile of workers who are willing to participate in a work sharing program by reducing their working hours. In contrast with national surveys which ask workers their intention about working hours reduction, we are dealing with Alcan's workers who have actually decided to...

The labour market's ability to adjust to the current demographic shock is a central concern for labour market policies. An aging population could affect the economy's ability to adjust, not only to the aging population shock itself, but also to those associated with the business cycle,...

The purpose of this paper is to analyse whether the government subsidy that has been paid to workers of a large Canadian firm in the context of a work sharing program has been a profitable operation for the government. We find that it has not been financially viable for the provincial government...