This paper provides a general equilibrium framework in which the number of working hours and the employment levels of heterogeneous workers is endogenously determined. This is done in an environment where production requires coordinating the work schedules of different worker types, a...

Anxiety over middle class living is complex, but probably not as warranted as the hand-wringing might suggest.

An analysis of working hours, wages, and employment when production requires coordinating the work schedules of heterogeneous workers. The author shows that this coordination aspect of production can have important policy implications.

A closer look at hourly wages.

Middle American incomes rise substantially even while inequality increases