Economics
Russian Workers Vie With Greeks in Race to Productivity Abyss
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Russians work the second-longest hours in Europe after Greece. It may not be a race worth winning.
That’s because in terms of productivity, measured by gross domestic product per hour worked, Russia is behind every country in Europe with 25.9. Greece is almost as bad at 36.2, way below the European Union average of 50, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development estimates.