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A shorter workweek reduces unemployment.

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CONTESTED PARTIAL
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6 sources for · 1 against

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Is it true that a shorter workweek reduces unemployment?

Partly. Evidence is mixed and only partial: a West German simulation model and France's 35-hour week are credited with employment gains, and a 1978 U.S. statute asserts shorter hours increase jobs to reduce unemployment, but a 1999 IMF paper finds the long-run employment outcome ambiguous. No source settles the general claim.

Verdict: CONTESTED PARTIAL · 6 sources for, 1 against · Last checked

Evidence for · 6
Technological unemployment
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Technological unemployment. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technological_unemployment

Evidence against · 1
Can a Shorter Workweek Induce Higher Employment? Mandatory Reductions in the Workweek and Employment Subsidies
1999
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Erbas, S. & Sayers, C. (1999). Can a Shorter Workweek Induce Higher Employment? Mandatory Reductions in the Workweek and Employment Subsidies. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451856422.001

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Can a Shorter Workweek Reduce Unemployment?
1981
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Henize, J. (1981). Can a Shorter Workweek Reduce Unemployment?. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1177/003754978103700502

Wikipedia: 35-hour workweek
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Wikipedia: 35-hour workweek. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/35-hour_workweek

CFR 2000 title5 vol1
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CFR 2000 title5 vol1. (n.d.). govinfo.gov. https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-2000-title5-vol1

CFR 2001 title5 vol1
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CFR 2001 title5 vol1. (n.d.). govinfo.gov. https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-2001-title5-vol1

CFR 2003 title5 vol1
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CFR 2003 title5 vol1. (n.d.). govinfo.gov. https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-2003-title5-vol1

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