How do Hours Worked Vary with Income? Cross-Country Evidence and Implications

Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln, David Lagakos and Alexander Bick
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Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln: Goethe University Frankfurt

No 568, 2017 Meeting Papers from Society for Economic Dynamics

Abstract: How do average hours worked vary across the world income distribution? To answer this question, we build a new internationally comparable database of hours worked covering countries of all income levels. We document that average hours worked per adult are substantially higher in low-income countries than in high-income countries. This pattern holds for both men and women, for adults of all ages and education levels, and along both the extensive margin (employment rates) and intensive margin (hours per worker). Our results imply that labor productivity and welfare differences across countries are larger than suggested by differences in consumption per capita.

Date: 2017
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Journal Article: How Do Hours Worked Vary with Income? Cross-Country Evidence and Implications (2018)
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