France is “absurd”? As someone who lives in France, it’s charmingly absurd. And — a point often missed — French workers are some of the most productive: “Aggregate productivity in France is high. Even though GDP per hour worked in France was seven percent lower than in the United States in 2017, it is about 25 percent higher than the OECD and EU28 averages. It is also higher than the G7 average” (OECD — Productivity Insights: France (PDF)).
France is “absurd”? As someone who lives in France, it’s charmingly absurd. And — a point often missed — French workers are some of the most productive: “Aggregate productivity in France is high. Even though GDP per hour worked in France was seven percent lower than in the United States in 2017, it is about 25 percent higher than the OECD and EU28 averages. It is also higher than the G7 average” (OECD — Productivity Insights: France (PDF)).