Understanding Differences in Hours Worked

Richard Rogerson

Review of Economic Dynamics, 2006, vol. 9, issue 3, 365-409

Abstract: This paper documents the large differences in hours of work across OECD countries and shows how these differences have evolved over time. It argues that changes in technology and government can potentially account for the broad patterns of change. (Copyright: Elsevier)

Keywords: Hours; workes (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E24 J22 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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DOI: 10.1016/j.red.2006.05.002

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