Project

Model Analysis of the Macroeconomic Effects of the Introduction of a Four-Day Week in Germany

Client: Federation of German Employers‘ Associations in the Metal and Electrical Engineering Industries (Gesamtmetall e.V.)
Project period: January 2024 - March 2024
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Project team: Prof. Dr. Timo Wollmershäuser

Tasks

In a model analysis for the Federation of German Employers‘ Associations in the Metal and Electrical Engineering Industries, the macroeconomic effects to be expected from the introduction of a four-day week in Germany will be examined. An attempt will be made to depict the described impact channels of the reduction in working hours within the framework of a model analysis.

Contact
Prof. Dr. Timo Wollmershäuser, Stellvertretender Leiter des ifo Zentrums für Makroökonomik und Befragungen

Prof. Dr. Timo Wollmershäuser

Deputy Director of the ifo Center for Macroeconomics and Surveys and Head of Forecasts
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+49(0)89/9224-1406
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+49(0)89/907795-1406
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