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		strictnein on April 29, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why Some Men Pretend to Work 80-Hour Weeks > "European countries are more productive" Not really true. Only 2-3 European countries are more productive in terms of GDP per hour worked. Varies based on dataset: [0] [1] [0] http://stats.oecd.org/Index.aspx?DatasetCode=LEVEL [1] http://stats.oecd.org/Index.aspx?DataSetCode=PDB_LV And we're talking European countries with the populations of smaller US states. Luxembourg, Norway, and Ireland.

bakhy on April 29, 2015 [–]

All three can be explained away :D Norway = oil, Luxemburg & Ireland = tax havens. The GDP-based worker productivity definition is pretty useless, IMO.

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