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Re:Sweden reveals results from pilot of 30-hour work week by gnerix on Wednesday January 04, 2017 @12:38PM (#13320265)
In the US the 8 hour work day was established by FDR with one feature being that it would tighten the labor market (and reduce unemployment) by forcing employers to hire more people.
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Re:Sweden reveals results from pilot of 30-hour work week by gdubs on Wednesday January 04, 2017 @01:03PM (#13320511)
The lower hours also reduced workplace injuries and provided longer term economic gains [1]. This study is probably too short measure the arguably more important gains that would take a long time to show up.

1: The Rise and Fall of American Growth, by Robert Gordon.

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