Indicadores socio-laborales y viabilidad sectorial de la reducción del tiempo de trabajo en Gipuzkoa

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to analyse the evolution of the functional distribution of income (or distribution of salaries and profits) and unit labor costs in Gipuzkoa throughout the period 1995-2012, in order to justify the feasibility of a reduction in working time. For this purpose, we will introduce some socio-laboral indicators, including the analysis of both the last expansionary cycle of the economy (1995-2007) and the first five years of the recession that began in 2008. Our study concludes with a desegregation by economic sectors, which allows us to identify those which will respond most favourably to a boost in employment policies geared towards a reduction in working hours.