Selected Issues Papers

Cancellation of Public Holiday in Denmark

By Gohar Minasyan

July 19, 2023

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Gohar Minasyan. Cancellation of Public Holiday in Denmark, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2023) accessed October 3, 2024

Summary

Denmark cancelled a public holiday to increase labor supply, GDP, and fiscal revenues. This chapter discusses the expected labor supply impact of this change and compares it to alternative options for increasing labor supply.

Subject: Employment rate, International organization, Labor, Labor markets, Labor supply, Migration, Monetary policy, Population and demographics, Retirement

Keywords: Cancellation of public holiday, Copyright page, Employment rate, Labor markets, Labor regulation, Labor supply, Labor supply impact, Leisure choices, Main takeaway, Migration, Public holidays, Retirement

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    15

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Selected Issues Paper No. 2023/053

  • Stock No:

    SIPEA2023053

  • ISBN:

    9798400252259

  • ISSN:

    2958-7875