Effects of a reduction of working hours on a model with job creation and job destruction

This paper shows how, with certain modifications to a standard real business cycle (RBC) model, which included a specific working hours productivity, a policy of reduction in the working time can have positive effects on activity and employment. The modifications required to bring about these results include the specification of the working day, the existence of the creation and destruction of employment and a differentiation between inactivity and unemployment. Results reveal that any measures taken to reduce the number of working hours must take into consideration the productivity levels of working hours, to thus ensure that the consequences of such a policy are positive not only for employment but also in all other macroeconomic variables.

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