In this paper we estimate the employment effects of a reduction in weekly normal hours in West German manufacturing on the basis of an econometric models using industry panel data. We distinguish between unskilled, skilled and high-skilled workers and show that labor demand elasticities with...

In this paper we estimate the employment effects of a reduction in weekly normal hours in West German manufacturing on the basis of an econometric models using industry panel data. We distinguish between unskilled, skilled and high-skilled workers and show that labor demand elasticities with...

The edited volume ""Shared Harvests: Agriculture, Trade and Employment"" is the outcome of a technical cooperation project entitled ""Assessing and Addressing the Effects of Trade and Employment"" managed jointly by the European Commission and the International Labour Office (ILO) with funding...