Germany and the United States pursued different economic strategies to minimise the impact of the Coronavirus Crisis on the labour market. Germany focused on safeguarding existing jobs through the use of internal flexibility measures, especially short-time work (STW). The United States relied on...

The origins of the work and growth fetish -- Rethinking the work fetish and the growth consensus -- Work time regulation as a macroeconomic policy tool -- The ecological and social sustainability of work time regulation -- The employment effects of work time reduction -- A proposal for reform --...