Productivity, Taxes, and Hours Worked in Spain: 1970–2015

In the early 1970s, hours worked per working-age person in Spain were higher than in the United States. Starting in 1975, however, hours worked in Spain fell by 40 percent. We find that 80 percent of the decline in hours worked can be accounted for by the evolution of taxes in an otherwise standard

20世纪70年代初，西班牙每个劳动年龄人口的工作时长高于美国。然而，从1975年开始，西班牙的工作时长下降了40%。我们发现，工作时长下降的80%可由税收的演变解释，而这一演变发生在一个原本标准的[原文此处内容不完整]。