Scandinavian Working Papers in Economics

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Uppsala University, Department of Economics

No 2002:11: Synchronous Leisure, Jointness and Household Labor Supply

Daniel Hallberg ()
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Daniel Hallberg: Department of Economics, Postal: Uppsala University, P.O. Box 513, SE-751 20 Uppsala, Sweden

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

JEL-codes: D10; J22

42 pages, May 8, 2002

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Daniel Hallberg, (2003), 'Synchronous Leisure, Jointness and Household Labor Supply', Labour Economics, vol 10, no 2, pages 185-203

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