Shiftwork

We analyze the organization of employment in nonsimultaneous shifts, considering the shift composition of manufacturing employment, both in the business cycle frequency and in the long run. With regard to the short run, we argue that shiftwork would be procyclical and that this, combined with the in...

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Published in:Journal of labor economics 1997-01, Vol.15 (1), p.S198-S222
Main Authors: Mayshar, Joram, Halevy, Yoram
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Average labor productivity
Business cycles
Business structures
Capital costs
Capital stocks
Employment
Labor economics
Labor productivity
Procyclicality
Production functions
Productivity
Shift work
Studies
Wages
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Summary:We analyze the organization of employment in nonsimultaneous shifts, considering the shift composition of manufacturing employment, both in the business cycle frequency and in the long run. With regard to the short run, we argue that shiftwork would be procyclical and that this, combined with the inherent lumpiness of shifts, may help resolve the puzzle of the procyclicality of labor productivity. With regard to the long run, we identify channels that may account for the increase in shiftwork in the past half-century and for the nonnegative cross-country correlation between shiftwork and the level of income.
ISSN:0734-306X
1537-5307
DOI:10.1086/209861