Drawing on an eclectic range of economic theory, history and data, Dr Pedro Gomes argues that a four-day working week will bring about a powerful economic renewal for the benefit of all society. It will stimulate demand, productivity, innovation and wages, whilst reducing unemployment and crushing populist movements. The arguments come from both the left and right of the political spectrum to show that a polarised society can still find common ground.

Participants

Chair: Naj Ghosheh, Legal Specialist, ILO
Presenter: Dr. Pedro Gomes, Reader in Economics, Department of Economics, Mathematics and Statistics, Birkbeck University of London

Pedro Gomes is Reader in Economics at Birkbeck, University of London. He studied for his BSC in Economics in his home town of Lisbon and received his PhD from LSE in 2010. A leading researcher on public sector employment his work has influenced policy makers globally.

The homepage for Dr. Pedro Gomes can be found here. It includes all relevant information on his academica background, research interests and publications- including a multimedia section for his book: Friday is the New Saturday: the economic case for the four-day working week.