This is how shorter working hours can affect your productivity
Japan, a country long known for its long working hours and high levels of job security, offers an ideal area for the study. Image: Unsplash/Wes Hicks
Ruo Shangguan
Adjunct Researcher, Institute for Empirical Research in Organizational Economics, Waseda UniversityJed DeVaro
The Wang Family Professor, Departments of Management and Economics, California State University East BayHideo Owan
Professor, School of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University; Faculty Fellow, RIETI
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