Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Uppsala University
No 2002:11:
Synchronous Leisure, Jointness and Household Labor Supply
Daniel Hallberg ()
Abstract: This paper examines the synchronous leisure of spouses and
the extent to which spouses spend time together. The time budget data set
used in this paper allows for a distinction between simultaneous time-use
of spouses and the actual time that spouses meet. A comparison between
couples and matched singles suggests that only about 12 percent (45 minutes
per day) of the synchronous leisure is caused by active synchronization.
Spouses’ decisions about market work and leisure timing are very
interdependent during most hours of the day. The results also suggest that,
conditional on synchronous leisure, parents with high incomes spend more
time together than others, while more educated people allocating less time
to their spouses.
Keywords: Time-use; synchronous leisure; working hours; togetherness; family economics; statistical matching; (follow links to similar papers)
JEL-Codes: D10; J22; (follow links to similar papers)
42 pages, May 8, 2002
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Hallberg, Daniel, (2003), 'Synchronous Leisure, Jointness and Household Labor Supply', Labour Economics, Vol. 10, No. 2, pages 185-203
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