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Shiftwork, Capital Hours and Productivity Change

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This study has focused on two things: On the basis of some new information it has compared the workweek of fixed capital in the mid-70s with the workweek in 1929, and it has made a start in analyzing why the change has occurred. The economic significance of a longterm rise in average weekly hours worked by capital has already been discussed, but other implications are worth noting.

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Foss, M.F. (1997). Concluding Remarks. In: Shiftwork, Capital Hours and Productivity Change. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-6201-6_7

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