ワーカホリックの経済学

ftp://repec.iza.org/RePEc/Discussionpaper/dp1680.pdf

　メモ代わり。ワーカホリックを他に経済学的に言及した興味深い邦語文献としては稲葉・吉原・松尾『マルクスの使いみち』の第２章が面白い（ワーカホリックな資本家とレイジーな労働者の節。上記論文との違いを意識すると非常に面白い比較分析ができる）。他はあってもそれほど経済学に依拠したものではない、という印象。

　上記論文要旨

Abstract: A large literature examines the addictive properties of such behaviors as smoking, drinking alcohol and eating. We argue that for some people addictive behavior may apply to a much more central aspect of economic life: working. Workaholism is subject to the same concerns about the individual as other addictions, is more likely to be a problem of higher-income individuals, and can, under conditions of jointness in the workplace or the household, generate negative spillovers onto individuals around the workaholic. Using the Retirement History Survey and the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, we find evidence that is consistent with the idea that high-income, highly educated people suffer from workaholism with regard to retiring, in that they are more likely to postpone earlier plans for retirement. The theory and evidence suggest that optimal policy involves a more progressive tax　system than in the absence of workaholism.

　論文自体はまず英語が読めること、次に交渉ゲームの基本を知ってること、統計学の基礎を知ってること、の三段階をみたす必要があり。ただこの論文はエインズリーの本やフランクの本とかにシンパシーをもつ人には興味をいたくもてるでしょう。

マルクスの使いみち