According to the MIT economist Olivier Blanchard, Europeans simply enjoy leisure more than Americans do, even if it means that they have less money. In his view, this difference in attitude explains the income gap between Europe and the US.
麻省理工大学经济学家布兰查德认为，欧洲人比美国人更为享受休闲时光，即使这意味着他们收入更少。根据他的观点，这一态度上的差异解释了欧洲和美国之间的收入差距。