Why Europe Works Less and Grows Taller
How well is the United States really doing? Money isn't everything, says this economist. He takes a broader look at the standard of living in the United States compared to other rich nations and finds the United States lags in several key ways, including the fact that Europeans are now taller on average than Americans. Greater tolerance of inequality in the distribution of income and wealth in the United States than in Europe may have taken its toll.
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2007
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Authors: | Gylfason, Thorvaldur |
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Challenge. - M.E. Sharpe, Inc., ISSN 0577-5132. - Vol. 50.2007, 1, p. 21-39
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M.E. Sharpe, Inc. |
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