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<p>This paper examines the effect of a new maximum work hour restriction introduced in South Korea in 2018 that limited maximum working hours from 68 h/week to 52 h/week. I use difference-in-differences analysis with continuous treatment measuring the prevalence of those working longer than 52 h/week prior to the policy change across industry-occupation-education groups. I find that the policy reduces work hours while increasing monthly earnings and hourly wages for male full-time workers. However, I find that the policy does not significantly affect total work hours, total employment, and total worker pay at the industry-occupation-education group level.</p>
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This paper examines the effect of a new maximum work hour restriction introduced in South Korea in 2018 that limited maximum working hours from 68 h/week to 52 h/week. I use difference-in-differences analysis with continuous treatment measuring the prevalence of those working longer than 52 h/week prior to the policy change across industry-occupation-education groups. I find that the policy reduces work hours while increasing monthly earnings and hourly wages for male full-time workers. However, I find that the policy does not significantly affect total work hours, total employment, and total worker pay at the industry-occupation-education group level.

Effects of a national work hours restriction in a high hours country

IZA Journal of Labor Policy

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This paper examines the effect of a new maximum work hour restriction introduced in South Korea in 2018 that limited maximum working hours from 68 h/week to 52...

Effects of a national work hours restriction in a high hours country

Published Online: Sep 13, 2022

Page range: -

Accepted: Jul 07, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/izajolp-2022-0006

Keywords
Work hour restriction, Labor regulation, Difference-in-differences with continuous treatment, South Korea

© 2022 Jieun Lee, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Effects of a national work hours restriction in a high hours country

Published Online: Sep 13, 2022

Page range: -

Accepted: Jul 07, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/izajolp-2022-0006

KeywordsWork hour restriction, Labor regulation, Difference-in-differences with continuous treatment, South Korea

© 2022 Jieun Lee, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Work hour restriction, Labor regulation, Difference-in-differences with continuous treatment, South Korea