Increased shiftwork is often discussed in connection with reductions of working time in order to promote work sharing. This paper provides a model in which shiftwork responds endogenously. It is shown that there is no presumption that shiftwork will respond in such a way as to guarantee a...

This paper deals with the employment effects of reduced working time when firms' endogenous response of overtime is considered. The anal ysis distinguishes between fixed and profit-maximizing levels of outp ut as well as between interior and corner solutions. It is shown that under plausible...