Short-time work in the Great Recession: firm-level evidence from 20 EU countries

Short-time work in the Great Recession: firm-level evidence from 20 EU countries

Abstract Using firm-level data from a large-scale European survey among 20 countries, we analyse the determinants of firms using short-time work (STW). We show that firms are more likely to use STW in case of negative demand shocks. We show that STW schemes are more likely to be used by firms with h...

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Main Authors: Reamonn Lydon, Thomas Y. Mathä, Stephen Millard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2019-02-01
Series:IZA Journal of Labor Policy
Subjects:
Firms
Survey
Crisis
Short-time work
Wages
Recession
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40173-019-0107-2

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