The lump of labor appears on page 22 of this article, end of the second paragraph: "The unions' stated policies were based on the assumption that the total amount of work to be performed was somehow fixed, and therefore sharing it amongst more individuals would increase employment." The authors' source for this claim about the unions stated policies apparently was Jennifer Hunt who didn't actually cite specific statements of unions to back up her lump of work assertions (1998, 1999), See me (2000).
The article makes several key assumptions that are unsupportable if you know the theory of the hours of labor but nevertheless offers some fresh perspectives as well as a heaping big dose of ambivalence. The Sandwichman michael perelman wrote: > "Work and Leisure in the U.S. and Europe: Why so > Different?" > > BY: ALBERTO F. ALESINA > Harvard University > Department of Economics > Centre for Economic Policy Research > (CEPR) > National Bureau of Economic Research > (NBER) > EDWARD L. GLAESER > Harvard University > Department of Economics > National Bureau of Economic Research > (NBER) > Brookings Institution > BRUCE SACERDOTE > Dartmouth College > Department of Economics > National Bureau of Economic Research > (NBER) > > ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca
