Rising temperatures due to climate change pose significant challenges to how much and how effectively individuals can work, particularly in low- and middle-income countries such as India, where exposure to extreme heat is becoming more common. While existing research documents adverse effects of...

Behavioral changes due to digitalization, such as telework, shifted energy demand, especially during COVID-19. Behavioral changes are often overlooked in macro-demand forecasts. This study forecasts macro-energy use to 2030 using American Time Use Survey and national energy data from 2003-2019....

We demonstrate nearly steady trends from 1973-2023 in the U.S. in the timing of when people work for pay, away from evening and night hours toward "usual" daytime hours. Much of the trend is related to increased real incomes, with rising educational attainment, the changing composition of the...