Different effects of working hour reduction on labor-intensive and knowledge-intensive industries in the era of artificial intelligence: a meta-frontier approach
- Authors
- Kim, D.[Kim, D.]; Yeon, J.[Yeon, J.]; Kim, J.H.[Kim, J.H.]; Kim, M.[Kim, M.]; Song, Y.[Song, Y.]; Lee, D.[Lee, D.]
- Issue Date
- 3-May-2023
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Keywords
- A10; B41; C13; D24; J00; knowledge-Intensive industry; labor-Intensive industry; meta-Frontier analysis; technical efficiency; Working hours
- Citation
- Applied Economics, v.55, no.21, pp.2493 - 2504
- Indexed
- SSCI
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- Applied Economics
- Volume
- 55
- Number
- 21
- Start Page
- 2493
- End Page
- 2504
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/skku/handle/2021.sw.skku/99863
- DOI
- 10.1080/00036846.2022.2103082
- ISSN
- 0003-6846
- Abstract
- Working hours have been discussed for over 150 years from a variety of perspectives such as worker health, corporate productivity, and job market stability. Despite extensive research in working hour reduction, there is limited evidence on the effect of hours worked by industry characteristics. This study examined the relationship between technical efficiency and working hours. For this, 514 Korean companies were divided into labour-intensive and knowledge-intensive industries, and changes in technical efficiency in each industry were investigated after implementing a working hour reduction policy. The efficiency of the labour-intensive industry improved after a reduction of working hours, whereas that of the knowledge-intensive industry decreased. These results imply that working hours should vary by industry. This study empirically illustrates the effect of reducing working hours and suggests practical guidelines for each country and company to increase technical efficiency by industry. © 2022 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
- Files in This Item
- There are no files associated with this item.
- Appears in
Collections - Graduate School > Interaction Science > 1. Journal Articles
Items in ScholarWorks are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.