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Working Hours of the World Unite? New International Evidence on Worktime, 1870-1900

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  • Michael Huberman, 2002. "Working Hours of the World Unite? New International Evidence on Worktime, 1870-1900," CIRANO Working Papers 2002s-77, CIRANO.
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