Abstract
This paper documents the large differences in hours of work across OECD countries, and presents evidence on how they have evolved over time. It argues that changes in technology and government are promising candidates to explain the broad changes over the period 1956-2003.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 365-409 |
Number of pages | 45 |
Journal | Review of Economic Dynamics |
Volume | 9 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 2006 |
Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Economics and Econometrics
Keywords
- Hours worked