July 2019 Friday’s e-links: From How We Spend Our Time to the American Dream and Designated Survivor

Last updated 7/26/19

Every once in a while, (and sometimes each day) I listen to a great podcast, enjoy an article, or see a good video that I want to share with you.

Friday’s e-links (7/26)

1.I recommend Spending Time by Daniel Hamermesh. A look at the many sides of time, the book compares countries, age, gender, and other variables. Spending Time is not a great read and it probably focuses on too many surveys. However, it is sufficiently enlightening to be worth a skim. Its information is useful.

If you follow Doctor Hamermesh’s career through his papers, you see his interest in work, sleep, sex, the stress cost of children. I could go on but you get the picture. Because he looks at our everyday lives, his papers and books provide insight about what we tend to ignore.

Friday’s e-links (7/19)

1. If you are interested in the American Dream, a Harvard economics professor, and diminishing poverty then this is the article for you. It was my best read this week.

Friday’s e-links (7/12)

I have been riveted to the Netflix series, Designated Survivor. Not really about economics (although we can always create connections), the series starts with a massive explosion in the Capitol during the State-of-the-Union Address. No President, no Congress, no Supreme Court, no Cabinet. There appears to be just one remaining man who can become our nation’s leader–the “designated survivor.” I won’t tell anymore except that for some summer diversion, (so far) this is it. (I have seen five episodes.)