That would be interesting to see. I for one have no real idea what the result would be.
My $0.02 based on nothing more than personal experience is that it seems to be a net negative in practice. I'm sure that some degree of overwork in certain industries has raised GDP, but there are also notorious examples of systemic overwork reducing productivity, like medical providers (mistakes) and Japan (Parkinson's Law), which seem to resonate more with my experience.
Who knows, though? It could easily be the opposite, for all I know. It would be interesting if someone was able to do this analysis.
Thank you for pointing that out. It's an easy mistake to make given how very often one can see that terrible disease, "Overworkitis," on death certificates... /s
My $0.02 based on nothing more than personal experience is that it seems to be a net negative in practice. I'm sure that some degree of overwork in certain industries has raised GDP, but there are also notorious examples of systemic overwork reducing productivity, like medical providers (mistakes) and Japan (Parkinson's Law), which seem to resonate more with my experience.
Who knows, though? It could easily be the opposite, for all I know. It would be interesting if someone was able to do this analysis.