Opinion | Lumps of Labor (Published 2003)

Economists call it the ''lump of labor fallacy.'' It's the idea that there is a fixed amount of work to be done in the world, so any increase in the amount each worker can produce reduces the number of available jobs. (A famous example: those dire warnings in the 1950's that automation would lead to mass unemployment.) As the derisive name suggests, it's an idea economists view with contempt, yet

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（クルーグマン）以前、フランスの左派政権が試みたような、週休を増やしたらもっと雇用が増えるのではないか、という類の主張が、「労働塊の誤謬」の最たるものである

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クルーグマンによる解説

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労働塊（Lump）の誤謬