Data for: Does short-time work save jobs? A business cycle analysis

Abstract of associated article: In the Great Recession most OECD countries used short-time work (publicly subsidized working time reductions) to counteract a steep increase in unemployment. We show that short-time work can actually save jobs. However, there is an important distinction to be made: while the rule-based component of short-time work is a cost-efficient job saver, the discretionary component is completely ineffective. In a case study for Germany, we use the rich data available to combine micro- and macroeconomic evidence with macroeconomic modeling in order to identify, quantify and interpret these two components of short-time work.相关研究论文摘要：在大衰退（Great Recession）期间，绝大多数经合组织（OECD）国家采用了短时工作制（short-time work，即公共财政补贴的工作时长缩减方案），以遏制失业率的急剧上涨。本研究证实，短时工作制确实能够有效实现保就业目标。但需明确一项关键区分：短时工作制的规则导向型组成部分（rule-based component）属于成本高效的就业保护手段，而相机抉择型组成部分（discretionary component）则完全无效。在针对德国的案例研究中，研究团队借助丰富的可用数据，将微观与宏观经济证据与宏观经济建模相结合，以此对短时工作制的这两类组成部分进行识别、量化与机理阐释。