Cyclical Variation in Labor Hours and Productivity Using the ATUS

Michael Burda, Daniel S. Hamermesh and Jay Stewart

American Economic Review, 2013, vol. 103, issue 3, 99-104

Abstract: We examine monthly variation in weekly work hours using data from 2003 to 2010. The data sources include the Current Population Survey (CPS) on hours/worker, the Current Employment Survey (CES) on hours/job, and the American Time Use Survey (ATUS) on both. The ATUS data minimize recall difficulties and constrain hours of work to accord with total available time. The ATUS hours/worker are less cyclical than the CPS series, but the hours/job are more cyclical than the CES series. We present alternative estimates of productivity based on ATUS data, and find that it is more pro-cyclical than other productivity measures.

JEL-codes: E24 E32 G01 J22 J24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
Note: DOI: 10.1257/aer.103.3.99
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