The "lump-of-labor" case against work-sharing

Walker, Tom

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“…The notion of a lump of labour considered as a fallacy appeared shortly afterwards (Walker, 2000(Walker, , 2007. In 1891, an article by the economist D. F. Schloss entitled 'Why Working-Men Dislike Piece-Work' underlined the idea that labour market dynamics are not based on a lump-sum of work.…”

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Is the ‘lump of labour’ a self-evident fallacy?

Wels¹,

Macnicol²

2019

Social Policy Review 31

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Section: Theoretical Backgroundmentioning

confidence: 99%

Is the ‘lump of labour’ a self-evident fallacy?

Wels¹,

Macnicol²

2019

Social Policy Review 31

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“…Including efficiency hours a( f/) to capture things like warming-up times and fatigue effects, output is 0=e(//WV/W-Let T|' denote the elasticity of efficiency hours and define //^ and //^, implicitly by T|' = 1 and iy = 0, respectively. In line with Chapman (1909) and Walker (2000), hourly producti vity reaches a maximum at //^, whereas output per worker, and hence efficiency hours, is maximised at //"^ > //p. The relevant range of hours for firms is then [//^, //""].…”

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“…The decrease in GDP per capita need not to be welfare decreasing, however, as individuals in countries with shorter working times have more leisure time available. Therefore, there is a choice to 11 Walker (2000) provides a critique on this critique of work-sharing. Annual hours and GDP per capita (1992) be made, and countries -at least their citizens -may differ in their preferences to this respect.…”

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Employment, wages and working time

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The "lump-of-labor" case against work-sharing

Cited by 2 publications

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Is the ‘lump of labour’ a self-evident fallacy?

Is the ‘lump of labour’ a self-evident fallacy?

Employment, wages and working time

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