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Insufficient sleep imposes substantial economic costs on OECD countries, estimated at up to $680 billion annually in lost GDP across five major economies.
While this is a macroeconomic finding, it underscores the importance of sleep for societal well-being. On an individual level, prioritizing sleep contributes to economic stability and personal productivity.
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For instance, insufficient sleep among their populations cost the five OECD countries under consideration up to $680 billion of economic output every year.
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Based on a bespoke macroeconomic model simulating scenarios, which involves assumptions and projections.
Source
Why sleep matters -- the economic costs of insufficient sleep: A cross-country comparative analysis
Marco Hafner et al. · RAND Corporation eBooks · 2016
DOI 10.7249/rr1791
Meta-analysisCited 616×
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