Alberto Alesina our guest wrote on Sep 17th 2010, 14:42 GMT.

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Rather than blaming culture or taxes, Messrs Alesina, Glaeser and Sacerdote instead credit trade unions.

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Messrs Alesina, Glaeser and Sacerdote think this principle might help to explain why Europeans work so much less than Americans.

ECONOMIST: Economics focus

Slowing the economy, such a trend could increase the share of the population relying on government transfers, leading to a vicious cycle (Alesina and Wacziarg 1998).

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