You can get the latest data on how the U.S. measures up in mandated vacation time and holidays in this new paper by CEPR researcher Rebecca Ray and economist John Schmitt.

–Dean Baker

Dean Baker is senior economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, D.C. He is the author of several books, including Rigged: How Globalization and the Rules of the Modern Economy Were Structured to Make the Rich Richer. Read more about Dean.