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Ok I’ll admit I didn’t believe this, but it turns out it’s partially true [1]. Hours worked by wage group increases up to the 95% level, then drops again. So th
by mdorazio 5y ago
Ok I’ll admit I didn’t believe this, but it turns out it’s partially true [1]. Hours worked by wage group increases up to the 95% level, then drops again. So the bottom quintile works substantially fewer hours than the top quintile of earners, but the top 5% work fewer hours than the top 90-95%.
Edit: forgot link
[1] https://www.epi.org/publication/ib348-trends-us-work-hours-wages-1979-2007/ https://www.epi.org/publication/ib348-trends-us-work-hours-w...