Down the Rabbit Hole: Habit-formation in Internet Use among Unemployed Workers

Tristan Potter

No 2022-4, School of Economics Working Paper Series from LeBow College of Business, Drexel University

Abstract: This paper tests for habit-formation in leisure-related internet use (LIU) using time-diary data from a panel of unemployed workers. Drawing on insights from the consumption-habit literature, I use a model of intertemporal time allocation to derive a test for habit-formation in leisure activities. The data reveal strong evidence of habit-formation in LIU among the Generation-X age cohort. With the exception of reading, I find no evidence of habit-formation in offline leisure.

Keywords: Habit-formation; leisure; internet use (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D91 J22 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 24 pages
Date: 2022-03-15
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