Until recently, the standard number of hours worked per week for a full - time job in

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Until recently, the standard number of hours worked per week for a full - time job in France was 39 hours, just as in the United States. But in response to social unrest over high levels of involuntary unemployment, the French government instituted a 35-hour workweek-a worker could not work more than 35 hours per week even if both the worker and employer wanted it. The motivation behind this policy was that if current employees worked fewer hours, employers would be forced to hire more new workers. Assume that it is costly for employers to train new workers. French employers were greatly opposed to this policy and threatened to move their operations to neighboring countries that did not have such employment restrictions. Can you explain their attitude? Give an example of both an inefficiency and an illegal activity that are likely to arise from this policy.
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Microeconomics

ISBN: 978-1429283434

3rd edition

Authors: Paul Krugman, Robin Wells

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