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Podcast: Faith and Economics
Episode: Is The 40 Hour Work Week A Scam? | #286
Description: Could we work less and be better off? The traditional 40-hour work week has been under the microscope in certain policy circles, accompanied by suggestions that if we moved to a 4-day work week (or a similarly reduced schedule) we would be happier and just as wealthy. The Gwartney team takes precious time out of their respective work weeks to look at these suggestions and the assumptions and arguments which motivate them. Â