Aggregate impacts of a gift of time / Jungmin Lee, Daiji Kawaguchi, Daniel S. Hamermesh.

Author/creator Lee, Jungmin
Other author Hamermesh, Daniel S.
Other author Kawaguchi, Daiji.
Other author National Bureau of Economic Research.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoCambridge, MA : National Bureau of Economic Research,
Supplemental ContentFull text available from NBER Working Papers

SeriesNBER working paper series ; working paper 17649
Working paper series (National Bureau of Economic Research : Online) ; working paper no. 17649. UNAUTHORIZED
Summary "How would people spend additional time if confronted by permanent declines in market work? We examine the impacts of cuts in legislated standard hours that raised employers' overtime costs in Japan around 1990 and Korea in the early 2000s. Using time-diaries from before and after these shocks, we show that these shocks were effective-per-capita hours of market work declined discretely. The economy-wide drops in market work were reallocated solely to leisure and personal maintenance. In the absence of changing household technology a permanent time gift leads to no increase in time spent in household production by the average individual"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site.
General noteTitle from PDF file as viewed on 2/14/2012.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Other formsAlso available in print.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2011657537

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Electronic Resources Access Content Online ✔ Available