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How Denmark Solved the Productivity Paradox of Short Workweeks
In this episode of The Productivity Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore Denmark's remarkable productivity paradox: since 2015, Danish workers have averaged just 27 hours per week of actual productive work—among the lowest in the OECD—yet the country's GDP per hour worked has grown 1.8% annually, outpacing Germany and France. They trace this to two structural factors: Denmark's 'flexicurity' labor model, which combines flexible hiring with strong unemployment benefits, and a cultural shift toward output-based management rather than hours-based evaluation. The hosts cite a…
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