Econ Papers Daily / 期刊论文
每周40小时工作制
The 40-Hour Work Week
摘要
This study examines the implications of the traditional 40-hour work week using an incomplete-markets model that incorporates both the extensive and intensive margins of labor supply, along with a wage penalty for working fewer hours than a specified threshold. The 40-hour standard emerges as a key driver of labor supply elasticities: micro-level elasticities remain small, whereas macro-level elasticities are larger, reflecting adjustment that occurs primarily along the extensive margin. Households constrained by the 40-hour schedule face the adverse welfare effects of business cycle fluctuations, as the rigid schedule limits their ability to adjust hours in response to wage changes.
中文摘要
本研究采用一个包含劳动供给广延边际与集约边际以及低于特定工时阈值时工资惩罚的不完全市场模型，探讨传统每周40小时工作制的含义。40小时标准成为劳动供给弹性的关键驱动因素：微观层面的弹性保持较小，而宏观层面的弹性则较大，反映出调整主要沿广延边际发生。受40小时工作制约束的家庭面临商业周期波动的不利福利影响，因为刚性工作安排限制了其根据工资变化调整工时的能力。