Work significantly affects human life and health. Overworking may decrease the quality of life and cause direct economic losses. Technological innovations promote the modernization of firms' capital and lead to the improvement of labor productivity in the workplace. This paper investigates the optimal individual choice of work intensity under improving technology embodied in a new equipment. The balanced growth trajectories are obtained and analyzed to find their impact on the work-leisure balance problem and links between the optimal choice of work intensity and the rate of embodied technological change.
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Univ Sao Paulo, Escola Politecn, Dept Engn Hidraul & Ambiental, Av Prof Almeida Prado,Travessa 2,83 Cidade Univ, BR-05508900 Sao Paulo, SP, BrazilUniv Sao Paulo, Escola Politecn, Dept Engn Hidraul & Ambiental, Av Prof Almeida Prado,Travessa 2,83 Cidade Univ, BR-05508900 Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
Cruz, Nathalie
Mierzwa, Jose Carlos
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Univ Sao Paulo, Escola Politecn, Dept Engn Hidraul & Ambiental, Av Prof Almeida Prado,Travessa 2,83 Cidade Univ, BR-05508900 Sao Paulo, SP, BrazilUniv Sao Paulo, Escola Politecn, Dept Engn Hidraul & Ambiental, Av Prof Almeida Prado,Travessa 2,83 Cidade Univ, BR-05508900 Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Univ Hail, Community Coll, Hail, Saudi ArabiaUniv Hail, Community Coll, Hail, Saudi Arabia
Kahouli, Bassem
Omri, Anis
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Qassim Univ, Coll Business & Econ, Dept Business Adm, POB 6640, Qasim 51452, Saudi Arabia
Univ Carthage, Fac Econ & Management Nabeul, Dept Econ, Nabeul, TunisiaUniv Hail, Community Coll, Hail, Saudi Arabia
Omri, Anis
Afi, Hatem
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Qassim Univ, Coll Business & Econ, Dept Accounting, POB 6640, Buraydah 51452, Saudi ArabiaUniv Hail, Community Coll, Hail, Saudi Arabia