Greeks lead Europe in hours worked
Nikos Efstathiou, an Athens based journalist and author, joins Thanos Davelis as we dig into the latest data showing that Greeks are working many more hours than their European counterparts, look at productivity in Greece, the potential of AI, and more.
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Show Notes
The latest European data shows that Greeks are working many more hours than their European counterparts, with one in five Greeks working more than 45 hours a week. This data comes amid wider discussions about productivity in Greece’s economy, developments in AI, and recent moves by the government to introduce a 6 day workweek and a 13-hour work day. Nikos Efstathiou, an Athens based journalist and author, joins Thanos Davelis as we dig into this story.
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