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I'm wondering if any students point out that the first graph of hours worked doesn't actually show which way the causation goes. Possibly, workaholics tend to also do things that results in them getting higher-paying jobs, and paying other workers more wouldn't cause them to work longer hours. Or some other factor results in both longer hours and higher wages.

It seems like it shouldn't be too hard to find a way to show causation, though?

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Hey Brian, I'm with you! But I'm curious, is anyone going so far as to not start with supply and demand in 101?

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