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John H. Pencavel
The relationship between the number of hours worked and productivity has long fascinated economists and management. It is a central component of the production function that translates inputs to outputs. While increasing the number of hours someone w
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John H. Pencavel
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SSRN Electronic Journal.
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John H. Pencavel
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SSRN Electronic Journal.
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John H. Pencavel
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SSRN Electronic Journal.
Autor:
John H. Pencavel
In this chapter, the author specifies production functions that allow for working hours to enter a firm’s production function in flexible ways. This helps an evaluation of hypotheses that have been used in the literature on working hours. These pro
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https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190876166.003.0003
Autor:
John H. Pencavel
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Oxford Scholarship
In this chapter, the author uses the output–hours findings presented in the previous chapter to interpret the research on the relative productivity of part-time and full-time workers. Examples are given of prior research that corroborate the author
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https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190876166.003.0005
Autor:
John H. Pencavel
Publikováno v:
Oxford Scholarship
This chapter concerns the link between work hours and the incidence of sickness and injuries. The existence of such a link has been demonstrated by a large number of investigators. The relation is not restricted to manual workers doing physically tax
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https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190876166.003.0006
Autor:
John H. Pencavel
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Oxford Scholarship
Why did the length of the work day and work week decline in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries? In this chapter, the author explores possible explanations for these declines, contrasting events and trends in Britain and America, including t
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https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190876166.003.0002
Autor:
John H. Pencavel
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Oxford Scholarship
The length of work matters to both workers and employers. What happens to output when hours are extended? What happens to a worker’s well-being when hours are extended? What fraction of workers work long hours today and who are these workers? As th
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https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190876166.003.0001
Autor:
John H. Pencavel
Among the proposed explanations for the decline in hours in America and Britain since the midnineteenth century, the author identifies the influence of trade unions as the principal cause and offers evidence for this assessment. The author summarizes
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https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190876166.003.0008