In the fourteenth century the Black Death killed somewhere between 30 and 60 per cent of the European workforce. Beside the human tragedy, the effect of the outbreak on the remaining workers was to:

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With a significant decrease in the workforce, the remaining workers would have had to take on additional responsibilities and workload. This would likely have resulted in an increase in their marginal productivity as they worked harder to compensate for the loss of their colleagues.

In the Fourteenth Century the Black Death Killed Somewhere Between