Operating by John Brewton

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Operating Economics

Operating Economics: The Lump of Labor Fallacy

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John Brewton
Aug 14, 2025
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Origins of the Fallacy

The Lump of Labor Fallacy emerged from the industrial turmoil of the 1890s, when economist David Frederick Schloss first identified what he called "the theory of the Lump of Labour" as f…

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