Trésor-Economics No. 107 - Short-time working schemes in France and Germany: how do they differ?
Large-scale use of short-time working (Kurzarbeit) is frequently advanced as an explanation of German jobs miracle («Jobwunder») during the crisis of 2008-2009. Germany succeeded in holding unemployment to 7.5%, a rise of just 0.2% between 2008 and 2009, whereas in France it rose by 1.6 points to 9.4% in 2009. This system concerned nearly 1.5 million salaried workers in Germany in 2009, as against... Lire la suite