The employment effect of deregulating shopping hours: evidence from German food retailing

Bossler M, Oberfichtner M (2017)

Publication Language: English

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2017

Journal

Economic Inquiry Wiley-Blackwell: No OnlineOpen

Book Volume: 55

Pages Range: 757-777

Journal Issue: 2

DOI: 10.1111/ecin.12394

Abstract

We study the effect of deregulating weekday shop opening hours on employment in retailing. Using administrative data on all German food shops, a difference‐in‐differences analysis shows that relaxing restrictions on opening hours raised employment by 0.4 workers per shop corresponding to an increase by 4%. This effect is driven by part‐time employment and employment in large shops, and it implies an increase by 0.1 workers per additional actual weekly opening hour. While the wage bill increased by less than employment, the deregulation seems not to have reduced earnings of workers already employed in retailing before the deregulation.

Authors with CRIS profile

Michael Oberfichtner Lehrstuhl für Volkswirtschaftslehre, insbesondere Arbeitsmarkt- und Regionalpolitik

Involved external institutions

Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB) der Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA) DE Germany (DE)

How to cite

APA:

Bossler, M., & Oberfichtner, M. (2017). The employment effect of deregulating shopping hours: evidence from German food retailing. Economic Inquiry, 55(2), 757-777. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecin.12394

MLA:

Bossler, Mario, and Michael Oberfichtner. "The employment effect of deregulating shopping hours: evidence from German food retailing." Economic Inquiry 55.2 (2017): 757-777.

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