-skilled labor increases. This suppresses wages of low-skilled workers and/or increases their unemployment rates. On the other hand … for the years 1970 - 2004, we document how the volatility of hours worked and of wages of workers at different skill …

and raises the wage rate; there is a U-shaped (inverse-U-shaped) relationship between work hours (wages) and the degree of …

This paper evaluates the implications for employment, productivity and wages of allowing for more flexibility in weekly … conditions, by expanding or contracting the working week. -- Workweek ; wages ; employment ; productivity …