The reduction of working hours in Denmark increased employment – but reduced income
Written by Casper Worm Hansen, Professor of Economics, University of Copenhagen, and Marius Fredagsvik Gunnesmo, PhD student in Economics, University of Copenhagen
This content is only available in Danish (“Kortere arbejdstid i Danmark øgede beskæftigelsen – men indkomsten faldt”).
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