{
  "id": 12869842,
  "title": "Odd Lots: Europe may be falling behind. Working less isn’t why",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/odd-lots-europe-may-be-falling-behind-working-less-isnt-why",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-08T12:25:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bloomberg",
    "slug": "bloomberg",
    "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2026-10-08/europe-may-be-falling-behind-working-less-isn-t-why-video"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Some European countries work fewer hours but does that mean they're less productive? Economist Dominik Leusder joins Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway on the Odd Lots podcast to talk about how research suggests that fewer hours worked actually lead to an increase in productivity. (Source: Bloomberg)",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Fortune",
        "title": "Europeans are drinking less beer. Heineken’s Europe boss has a plan to avoid a brewing hangover",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/europeans-are-drinking-less-beer-heinekens-europe-boss-has-a-plan-to",
        "published": "2026-10-08T11:49:19.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}