Working time trends and developments in Europe

Cambridge Journal of Economics

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 295-316

  Messenger, Jon C ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL LABOUR OFFICE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Europe; Excessive hours; Part time work; Usual hours of work; Working time

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; LABOR DIVISION; LABOR POLICY; LABOR STANDARD; TREND ANALYSIS; WORKPLACE;

EUROPE;

EID: 79952428551     PISSN: 0309166X     EISSN: 14643545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cje/beq022     Document Type: Article

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