lump of labor fallacy

Definition

A belief by some economists that the number of jobs available in the economy is fixed. Other economists consider this belief a fallacy, and maintain that the amount of work available to workers is not fixed but variable. Economist D.F. Schloss coined the phrase in 1891.

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