Time Use During the Great Recession
利用2003-2010年美国时间使用调查数据,发现家庭生产吸收了约30%的减少的市场工作时间,休闲吸收了约50%,其中睡眠和看电视占大部分,同时购物、育儿、教育和健康时间显著增加。
Using data from the American Time Use Survey between 2003 and 2010, we document that home production absorbs roughly 30 percent of foregone market work hours at business cycle frequencies. Leisure absorbs roughly 50 percent of foregone market work hours, with sleeping and television watching accounting for most of this increase. We document significant increases in time spent on shopping, child care, education, and health. Job search absorbs between 2 and 6 percent of foregone market work hours. We discuss the implications of our results for business cycle models with home production and non-separable preferences.