Iceland’s economy is outperforming most European peers after the nationwide introduction of a shorter working week with no loss in pay, according to research released Friday.

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    4 hours ago

    I always wonder what “no reduction in pay” means. Do they refer to monthly compensation or hourly rates?

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    Between 2020 and 2022, 51% of workers in the country had accepted the offer of shorter working hours, including a four-day week, two think tanks found, saying the figure is likely to be even higher today.

    I feel like a Think Tank should be like a giant Bacta tank, that mentally links everyone inside.

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    11 hours ago

    It’s not about productivity, it’s about compliance. The modern corporate world is constructed to preserve power structures, not to be efficient.

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    Can I become a famous economist who goes on the news circuit if I just take the Laffer curve and change the axes to ‘work hours in a week’ and ‘actual productivity’?