Les performances des entreprises selon leur situation à l’égard
des 35 heures*
Matthieu Bunel
In order to lower unemployment, the French government decided in
1998 to reduce the working time to 35 hours a week for full time workers. This
measure made the firms change their choices with respect to employment, labour
duration and organisation, and production. This article evaluates ex post
effects of these different choices on firms performance. A more than 100, 000
firms sample built from different datasets has therefore been designed. Firms’
decision to shift to 35 hours is not the result of a random process. Effects
related to the measure and to own firms growth caracteristics have therefore to
be distinguished when considering firms performance evolution. The non
parametric method to correct for selection bias allows it. Econometric results
stress on the fact that the shift to 35 hours led to a significant employment
increase of at least 5 points, without worsening firms economic situation as
expected from many ex ante theoretical points of view.
Keywords :
Working time reduction, firm performance, productivity, job creations, JEL L23, C34, C35.
• Dispositifs de réduction du temps de travail
• Présentation des données et caractéristiques des entreprises
passées à 35 heures
• Impact de la rtt sur les performances des entreprises
— Effectif et créations d’emplois
— Masse salariale et coût moyen du travail
— Activité de l’entreprise et productivité apparente du
travail
• Conclusion
• Références