Search Results - subject_exact:"Time use"

Too hot to work? : effect of temperature on intra-day work time

Kulshreshtha, Shobhit; Bhattacharya, Leena; Soest, … - 2026

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...

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The twenty-four hour economy or rolled-up sidewalks : trends in work timing and their causes

Biddle, Jeff; Hamermesh, Daniel S. - 2026

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...

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The Twenty-four Hour Economy or Rolled-up Sidewalks : Trends in Work Timing and Their Causes

Biddle, Jeff; Hamermesh, Daniel S. - 2026

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The effects of social pensions on monetary and time transfers among the poor

Olivera, Javier; Iparraguirre, Yadiraah - 2026

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Fathers' involvement in domestic work and mothers' employment : evidence from bunching

Akesaka, Mika; Kikuchi, Nobuyoshi - 2026

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Fathers' involvement in domestic work and mothers' employment : evidence from bunching

Akesaka, Mika; Kikuchi, Nobuyoshi - 2026

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Household appliances, infrastructural services, and married women’s unpaid care work in Egypt

Asʿad, Rāǧī; Ragab, Sara - 2026

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Gender convergence in couples' time use following the COVID-19 pandemic

Binder, Ariel - 2026

This paper uses American Time Use Survey data to show that prime-age men's and women's average weekly work hours followed parallel trends from 2011-19, but then abruptly converged in the years following the COVID-19 pandemic. This convergence was driven by the changing behavior of couples, for...

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The effects of travel time use on activity-travel behaviour : knowledge consolidation and research agenda for current and future transport options

Sá, Ana Luiza S. de; Lavieri, Patrícia S.; Pawlak, Jacek - 2025

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Infrastructure development and carbon footprints of household consumption in India

Kobayakawa, Toru; Ihara, Tomohiko - 2025

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Estimating the effect of working from home on parents' division of childcare and housework : a new panel IV approach

Schüller, Simone - 2025

This study investigates whether (and how) working from home (WFH) affects the gender division of parental unpaid labor. I use the recent COVID-19 pandemic that brought an unanticipated yet lasting shift to WFH combined with a measure of occupational WFH feasibility (Alipour et al. 2023) as a...

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Estimating the Effect of Working from Home on Parents' Division of Childcare and Housework: A New Panel IV Approach

Schüller, Simone - 2025

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Estimating the Effect of Working from Home on Parents' Division of Childcare and Housework: A New Panel IV Approach

Schüller, Simone - 2025

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Estimating the effect of working from home on parents' division of childcare and housework : a new panel IV approach

Schüller, Simone - 2025

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The effects of state paid sick leave mandates on parental childcare time

Maclean, Johanna Catherine; Pabilonia, Sabrina Wulff - 2025

Unlike most developed countries, the U.S. lacks a federal paid sick leave policy. As a result, many workers must choose between losing earnings and attending to childcare responsibilities. To date, 17 states and the District of Columbia have adopted or announced paid sick leave mandates that...

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The effects of state paid sick leave mandates on parental childcare time

Maclean, Johanna Catherine; Pabilonia, Sabrina Wulff - 2025

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A room of one's own. work from home and the gendered allocation of time

Senik-Leygonie, Claudia; Stancanelli, Elena G. F. - 2025

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Mapping the unpaid care work economy in Asia

Donehower, Gretchen - 2025

Aging populations in Asia are worried that they are facing a "care crisis," with many older people in need of care having no one to care for them. However, we do not have a clear picture of current care patterns: How much care is currently being consumed? Who is providing that care? Are women...

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Mapping the unpaid care work economy in Asia

Donehower, Gretchen - 2025

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Inclusive income accounts : practical measures to go beyond GDP

Heys, Richard; Taylor, Cliodhna - 2025

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Time allocation, experiential well-being, and income : happier time for the richer?

Coniglio, Nicola; Hoxhaj, Rezart; Patimo, Raffaella - 2025

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Does remote work reinforce gender gaps in (un)paid labor?

Alipour, Jean-Victor - 2025

I study how the rise in working from home (WFH) affects the gender division of paid and unpaid labor (caregiving, domestic tasks). Identification uses differences in individuals' exposure to the Covid-induced WFH shock, measured by the WFH feasibility of their job in 2019. Using panel data from...

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Does Remote Work Reinforce Gender Gaps in (Un)Paid Labor?

Alipour, Jean-Victor - 2025

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Does remote work reinforce gender gaps in (un)paid labor?

Alipour, Jean-Victor - 2025

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Does remote work reinforce gender gaps in (un)paid labor?

Alipour, Jean-Victor - 2025

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Does remote work reinforce gender gaps in (un)paid labor?

Alipour, Jean-Victor - 2025 - Original version: August 2025, this version: November 2025

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People, practices, and productivity : a review of new advances in personnel economics

Hoffman, Mitchell; Stanton, Christopher T. - 2025

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People, practices, and productivity : a review of new advances in personnel economics

Hoffman, Mitchell; Stanton, Christopher T. - 2025

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Later sunset, better health?

Kulshreshtha, Shobhit; Bhattacharya, Leena; Ayyagari, … - 2025

Previous research, focusing primarily on high income countries, has linked later sunsets to sleep deficits and worse health outcomes. These results might not generalize to low- and middle- income countries, which have different socioeconomic, cultural, and environmental conditions. Using data...

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Social Substitution? : Time Use Responses to Increased Workplace Isolation

Cowan, Benjamin; Jones, Todd R. - 2025

This paper examines how people adjust their time use when they experience an increase in time spent alone, which is a growing share of adults' lives. We utilize the dramatic rise in remote work following the onset of the pandemic, which is associated with a large decline in time spent in the...

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Social substitution? : time use responses to increased workplace isolation

Cowan, Benjamin; Jones, Todd R. - 2025

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Social substitution? : time use responses to increased workplace isolation

Cowan, Benjamin; Jones, Todd R. - 2025

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Less pressure, happier minds : the mental health impact of relaxation-oriented Education

Bai, Yu; Li, Yanjun; Liu, Xinyan; Tanaka, Ryūichi - 2025

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A comment on "Examining Inequality in the Time Cost of Waiting"

Hall, Jonathan Daines; Thiele, Derek - 2025

Holt and Vinopal (2023) investigate whether there is inequality in how much time people spend waiting for services using the American Time Use Survey (ATUS). They find that (1) high-income people are both less likely to wait and spend less time waiting than low-income people, and that (2) this...

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The time cost of a disability

Hamermesh, Daniel S.; Myck, Michał - 2025

We consider how a physical disability alters patterns of time use. A disability may raise the time cost of all activities; of some-making them differentially less worth doing; or it may make switching activities more costly. The first yields no predictions about time use, but the latter two...

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The Time Cost of a Disability

Hamermesh, Daniel S.; Myck, Michał - 2025

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School transportation and its impacts on caregivers in The Bahamas

Scholl, Lynn; Sabogal-Cardona, Orlando; Oviedo, Daniel; … - 2025

In Nassau, The Bahamas, ensuring children's access to school carries significant implications for the wellbeing of both children and their caregivers. This study investigates these impacts, examining how challenges and the burdens associated with school transportation affect caregivers' labour...

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The allocation of time and remote work

Makridis, Christos A. - 2025

Motivated by large structural shifts in the nature of work since 2020, this paper studies the allocation of time among workers across jobs that vary in their remote intensity. Drawing on the American Time Use Survey between 2018 and 2024, I document three main results. First, time allocated to...

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The Allocation of Time and Remote Work

Makridis, Christos A. - 2025

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Estimating intra-household sharing from time-use data

Arduini, Francesca - 2025

Estimating intra-household sharing is crucial to understanding overall inequality. Standard measures of consumption inequality only take into account inequality between, and not within, households, because expenditure surveys are generally available only at the household level. I develop a new...

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Estimating intra-household sharing from time-use data

Arduini, Francesca - 2025

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Estimating intra-household sharing from time-use data

Arduini, Francesca - 2024

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Estimating intra-household sharing from time-use data

Arduini, Francesca - 2023

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Estimating intra-household sharing from time-use data

Arduini, Francesca - 2024

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Estimating intra-household sharing from time-use data

Arduini, Francesca - 2023

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Time-use patterns of youth in India (2019) : NEET vs. others

Maheshwari, Ronak; Viswanathan, Brinda - 2025

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The role of physical leisure activities in refugees' structural integration

Kuhlemann, Jana; Kosyakova, Yuliya - 2025

This study investigates the role of engaging in physical leisure activities in facilitating refugees' structural integration through enhancing their social capital, destination-language proficiency, and health. The physical fitness gained from such activities can also be crucial for securing...

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Time and income poverty : definitions, thresholds and tradeoffs

Dorn, Franziska - 2025

A comprehensive understanding of economic deprivation requires examining income, the value of unpaid household services, and leisure. These concepts can be understood either through subjective utility or objective indicators such as measurable expenditures and time use, and much depends on how...

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Time and income poverty: Definitions, thresholds and tradeoffs

Dorn, Franziska - 2025

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Rest assured : the effects of sleep on labor productivity

Bertoni, Marco; Meli, Francesca; Rocco, Lorenzo - 2025

We estimate the effect of sleep on labor productivity addressing the two main challenges in time use research: the unavoidable substitutions among activities implied by the time budget constraint and the endogeneity of the allocation of time. We use complete time diary data to identify the...

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Women and the standard workweek : developing a typology of work schedules in the UK

2025

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Gender norms and partnership dissolution following involuntary job loss in Germany

Tyagi, Rishabh; Eibich, Peter; Skirbekk, Vegard - 2024

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Health shocks and household allocation of time and spending

Zilio, Federico; Hickey, Ross; McDonald, James Ted; … - 2024

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Time use among rural households in Ethiopia : implications for household welfare and productivity

Getahun, Tigabu Degu; Mekonnen, Jemberu Lulie - 2024

This study investigates the dynamics of time allocation within Ethiopian rural households. Analysis of daily time allocation shows a contrast in total work hours between men and women, with women shouldering a significantly higher burden. This disparity suggests an incidence of time poverty...

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Gendered patterns of adults' and children's time and access to technology and infrastructure in rural Uganda

Isoto, Rosemary E.; Nakamatte, Irene; Bashaasha, Bernard; … - 2024

This study analyses the time use patterns of men, women and children in rural areas of Uganda. The aims are to 1. Map the gendered patterns of time allocation to paid and unpaid work, total work and leisure. 2. Analyze the differences in individuals' time allocation in various household types...

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Innovations, technology and time allocation : implications for labour productivity and welfare in Ghana

Asante, Felix Ankomah; Awo, Martha Adimabuno; Bonzo, … - 2024

This report investigates the dynamics of time allocation of men, women, and children in various types of work in rural households in Ghana. Using primary data and the Ghana Time Use Survey (GTUS) 2009, it examines gendered differences in time allocation and the interaction between income,...

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Forecasting macro-energy demand accounting for time-use and telework

Phoung, Sinoun; Hittinger, Eric; Guhathakurta, Subhrajit; … - 2024

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....

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The impact of early childhood care and education on maternal time use in Egypt

Krafft, Caroline; Li, Ruotong - 2024

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Task or time? : comparing methods for measuring the gender distribution of work

Banerjee, Archis; Kumar, Neha; Quisumbing, Agnes R. - 2024

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Teleworking and travel purposes : UK evidence after the COVID-19 pandemic

Belloc, Ignacio; Gimenez-Nadal, José Ignacio; Molina, … - 2024

Telework has gained increasing popularity in recent years, particularly following the COVID-19 pandemic, and is often considered a work practice that contributes to environmental sustainability by reducing commuting trips. However, the existing literature presents mixed findings regarding its...

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Navigating educational disruptions : the gender divide in parental involvement and children's learning outcomes

Ciaschi, Matías; Fajardo-Gonzalez, Johanna; Viollaz, … - 2024

This study analyzes the adjustment in time allocation to school support activities by mothers and fathers during the pandemic across 22 Latin American and Caribbean countries, exploring the repercussions on labor market outcomes and children's learning losses. Our analysis reveals that mothers...

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Impacts of mothers' time on children's diets

Saleemi, Sundus; Letsa, Crystal Bubune; Owusu-Authur, Johnny - 2024

This paper provides insights into how variances in time spent by mothers in home production (i.e., domestic and care work) impact children's diets. We test the hypothesis that a decrease in the time spent by mothers in home production negatively impacts children's diets. Moreover, the paper...

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Weather conditions and physical activity : insights for climate emergency policies

Belloc, Ignacio; Gimenez-Nadal, José Ignacio; Molina, … - 2024

This study explores the link between daily weather conditions and individual engagement in physical activities within the context of the climate emergency. Using ATUS data from 2003-2022, alongside detailed daily-county weather data, the research investigates their correlations. Results...

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Does it matter who you ask for time-use data?

Sharma, Deepti; Swaminathan, Hema; Lahoti, Rahul - 2024

Time-use statistics are sensitive to measurement error, especially errors that might be introduced based on whether the informant is reporting on herself or reporting on others in the household. In this paper, we use the nationally representative time-use survey in India and propensity score...

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The gender division of work across countries

Gottlieb, Charles; Doss, Cheryl R.; Gollin, Douglas; … - 2024

Across countries, women and men allocate time differently between market work, domestic services, and care work. In this paper, we document the gender division of work, drawing on a new harmonized data set that provides us with high-quality time use data for 50 countries spanning the global...

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The gender division of work across countries

Gottlieb, Charles; Doss, Cheryl R.; Gollin, Douglas; … - 2024

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Altruistic care for the elderly in Thailand : does the social gender norm on altruistic behavior matter?

Minh Tam T. Bui; Vlaev, Ivo; Imai, Katsushi S. - 2024

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Altruistic care for the elderly in Thailand : does the social gender norm on altruistic behavior matter?

Minh Tam T. Bui; Vlaev, Ivo; Imai, Katsushi S. - 2024 - This draft: 31st October 2024

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Parental expenditures of time and money on children in the U.S.

Gautham, Leila; Folbre, Nancy - 2024

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Unpaid care work in Egypt : gender gaps in time use

Atallah, Marian; Hesham, Marina - 2024

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The effect of nonparental childcare on parental employment, care time and quality : time diary evidence from Korea, the UK, and Denmark

Gupta, Nabanita Datta; Hedeager, Kristian Stamp; Kim, … - 2026

We compare the effects of non-parental care (NPC) for young children on mothers' and fathers' employment and childcare time, using data from Korea, the United Kingdom, and Denmark. Our findings indicate that mothers using NPC are more likely to be employed, particularly in Korea....

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The effect of nonparental childcare on parental employment, care time and quality : time diary evidence from Korea, the UK, and Denmark

Gupta, Nabanita Datta; Hedeager, Kristian Stamp; Kim, … - 2024

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Agriculture, electrification and gendered time use in rural Bangladesh

Gupta, Tanu; Khan, Md. Tajuddin; Negi, Digvijay S. - 2025

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Agriculture, Electrification and Gendered Time Use in Rural Bangladesh

Gupta, Tanu; Khan, Tajuddin; Negi, Digvijay S. - 2024

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Gender, work, and time use in the context of a low-income agrarian economy : the case of Sudan

Asʿad, Rāǧī; Jamkar, Vishal; Krafft, Caroline - 2024

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Gender gaps in time use : pan-European evidence from school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic

Elsner, Benjamin; Jindal, Manvi; Mascherini, Massimiliano; … - 2024

We study the impact of school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic on the time allocated to paid and unpaid work within households. We use panel data from 27 EU countries and isolate the impact of school closures by comparing parents and non-parents. We find no evidence that school closures had...

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