We expand the analysis of cyclical changes in labor demand by decomposing changes along the intensive margin into those in days/week and in hours/day. Using large cross sections of U.S. data, 1985-2018, we observe around ¼ of the adjustment in weekly hours occurring through changing days/week....

Der Bericht handelt von den Beschäftigungsperspektiven für das vereinte Deutschland. Nachdem es bis zum Ende der achtziger Jahre schien, die Arbeitslosigkeit in den Griff zu bekommen, war die Beschäftigungslage in den neunziger Jahren außer Kontrolle geraten. Durch den Anstieg des...

Total employment in Germany is supposed to increase if people could realize their desired working hours. However, this back-of-the-envelope calculation overestimates the effect of loosening hours constraints, because even in a very flexible labor market there will exist hours restrictions for...

Total employment in Germany is supposed to increase if people could realize their desired working hours. However, this back-of-the-envelope calculation overestimates the effect of loosening hours constraints, because even in a very flexible labor market there will exist hours restrictions for...