Labour markets: A theory of troubles | The Economist

What might a potential solution look like? Fiscal expansion could help, but the gain from fiscal policy is likely to be limited unless it is structured to try and reduce labour supply. That's right, reduce labour supply.

The most attractive options to accomplish this are probably those which seek to voluntarily reduce the number of hours of "full-time" work. John Maynard Keynes was right; a 15-hour work week should be sufficient to provide a worker with a "full-time" income. But this will require subsidies from the state; in the form of wage top-ups, perhaps, or a universal basic income.

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wtf? the cog-diss is so freaking bizarre... if they know what to do, then why waffle (whoffle?) on ad nauseam trying to square the circle, when it's obvious that it can't be done, or it would have by now.

it will never be 1950 again...

how did this lone para of lucidity survive the censor?

'The history of public debt is full of irony. It rarely follows our ideas of order and justice.' Thomas Piketty