The timing of work in a general equilibrium model with shiftwork

• Autores: María del Mar Vázquez Méndez, Antonio García Sánchez
• Localización: Investigaciones económicas, ISSN 0210-1521, Vol. 29, Nº 1, 2005, págs. 149-180
• Idioma: inglés
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  • This paper presents a model in which the work schedule results from the equilibrium between the .rm's decision and workers' preferences. A technology which organises the inputs in shifts has been considered for this objective, and the workers' preferences are de.ned over the di erent feasible work-days. In this context, the treatment given to the concepts of shiftwork and workday are key innovations. The existence or not of capital constraints, the "fatigue" e ect, and the preferences regarding leisure determine the amount of inputs utilized as well as the timing of work.