Productivity, taxes, and hours worked in Spain: 1970–2015
Abstract In the early 1970s, hours worked per working-age person in Spain were higher than in the United States. Starting in 1975, however, hours worked in Spain fell by 40%. We find that 80% of the decline in hours worked can be accounted for by the evolution of taxes in an otherwise standard neocl...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2017-07-01
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Series: | SERIEs: Journal of the Spanish Economic Association |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13209-017-0158-9 |