Working hours and job sharing in the EU and USA are Europeans lazy? Or Americans crazy?

Why do Europeans work so little compared to Americans? Can they be induced to work more without reducing labour productivity? This volume explores these questions and more in order to understand the changing nature of the hours worked in the USA and EU, as well as the effects of policies that impose...

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Main Author: Boeri, Tito
Other Authors: Burda, Michael C., Kramarz, Francis
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2008, 2008
Series:Reports for the Fondazione Rodolfo DeBenedetti / Reports for the Fondazione Rodolfo DeBenedetti
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