[PEN-L:27258] Re: Prozac & Productivity

[Michael Perelman <michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

But he says that placebos work as well.  You could read the article to
support national health care.

On Wed, Jun 26, 2002 at 10:53:47AM -0700, Eugene Coyle wrote:
> A WSJ columnist, Holman Jenkins, today praised Prozac et al for raising
> worker productivity.  The suggestion is that the jump in prescriptions
> over the past years have resulted in a jump in productivity.  And as the
> economy moves more toward service work, involving meeting customers,
> future gains will result if we get more of the work force on Effexor and
> Prozac.  Holman quotes $ gains provided by others.
>
> The column was not titled "Brave New World."
>
> Gene Coyle
>

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