Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis: "Why Do Americans No Longer Work So Much More Than Non-Americans?"
March 31, 2026
March 31, 2026
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 31 (TNSLrpt) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following Economic Research white paper (No. 813) on March 25, 2026, by Loukas Karabarbounis entitled "Why Do Americans No Longer Work So Much More Than Non-Americans?".
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In the 1990s, Americans used to work much more than non-Americans. Nowadays, about half of the gap in hours worked has reversed. To evaluate the convergence of . . .
Here are excerpts:
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In the 1990s, Americans used to work much more than non-Americans. Nowadays, about half of the gap in hours worked has reversed. To evaluate the convergence of . . .