Cyclical Variation in Labor Hours and Productivity Using the ATUS
利用2003-2010年数据，比较美国时间使用调查与当前人口调查、当前就业调查的工时指标，发现基于时间使用调查的工时和生产率更具周期性。
We examine monthly variation in weekly work hours using data from 2003 to 2010. The data sources include the Current Population Survey (CPS) on hours/worker, the Current Employment Survey (CES) on hours/job, and the American Time Use Survey (ATUS) on both. The ATUS data minimize recall difficulties and constrain hours of work to accord with total available time. The ATUS hours/worker are less cyclical than the CPS series, but the hours/job are more cyclical than the CES series. We present alternative estimates of productivity based on ATUS data, and find that it is more pro-cyclical than other productivity measures.