Working hours and job sharing in the EU and USA [electronic resource] : are Europeans lazy? Or Americans crazy? / edited by Tito Boeri, Michael Burda and Francis Kramarz ; with [contributions by] Pierre Cahuc ... [et al.]. Boeri, Tito. Burda, Michael C. Kramarz, Francis. Hours of labor European Union countries Congresses. Hours of labor United States Congresses. Labor productivity European Union countries Congresses. Labor productivity United States Congresses. Job sharing European Union countries Congresses. Job sharing United States Congresses. HD5124 331.257094 22 Selected conference papers. Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. Why do Europeans work so little compared to Americans? Can they be induced to work more without reducing labour productivity? This volume explores these questions and more in order to understand the changing nature of the hours worked in the USA and EU, as well as the effects of policies that impose working hour restrictions. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008. 2008. 2008 Text 1 online resource (xiv, 269 p.) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199231027.001.0001 eng Reports for the Fondazione Rodolfo DeBenedetti Reports for the Fondazione Rodolfo DeBenedetti. European Union countries United States European Union countries United States European Union countries United States