To see what how much we work and sleep and play, and what the GDP does not tell us, we can use the American Time Use Survey.…
What the Unemployment Rate is Hiding
Obscured by low unemployment rates, the alarmingly large proportion of lower skilled workers who are unemployed is easy to miss.…
How Big is the Leisure Gap Between Men and Women?
Our Monday gender issue focus Married or single, weekends and weekdays, men have more leisure time than women. Imagine a typical weekend. Yes, mom might spend a bit less time watching the kids and dad…
Human Capital: 20th Century Time Use and Jelly Beans
If you live close to the average of 79 years, using 28,835 jelly beans to represent each day, here is how you might spend your life: In a 1930 essay, “Economic Possibilities for Our Grandchildre…
The Market System: How We Spend Our Time
During a typical day, we spend our time working, relaxing, sleeping, caring for others, caring for ourselves, doing housework and attending to an assortment of minor and major miscellany. Last Thursda…