Baccalauréat Section Européenne, Juin 2002

Discipline Non linguistique: Sciences Economiques et Sociales

Preparation : 20 minutes

Oral exam : 20 minutes, 10 minutes to answer the question, and 10 minutes for discussion.

Using the document and your knowledge, make a structured answer of the following question.

Subject n°11 :

Is reduction of the working duration
favourable for employment?

 

 

Unemployment rate in %

Annual work duration in hours

Germany

9.8

1 592

Belgium

9.6

1 597

Denmark

6.3

1 527

Spain

19.8

1 748

France

12.6

1 676

Italy

12.8

1 679

Netherlands

5.6

1 451

United-Kingdom

6.8

1 668

Sweden

9.9

1 400

From Eurostat