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by kaushalp88
4078 days ago
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Couple of things. 1. There is very little context for this graph, and "Average Hours Worked by Persons Engaged" is not defined very well. 2. What happened in Germany in ~1975 that made them suddenly start working? 3. Where is this data being sourced from? |
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I think it may have been the oil crisis in 1973. During the crisis, industry did not have enough work for its workforce. Instead of mass-layoffs, they tried to shorten working hours and cut wages accordingly. I think in 1975 the situation had normalized again, so that working hours increased again.
So, rather than an increase in 1975, it's probably a decrease just before.