Parental and Student Time Use Around the Academic Year

Benjamin Cowan, Todd Jones and Jeffrey Swigert

Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2024, vol. 224, issue C, 66-110

Abstract: We demonstrate how mothers, fathers, and 15–17-year-old students alter their schedules around the K-12 academic year. Using regression discontinuity methods, combined with school start and end dates, we show that mothers are more affected by the school year than are fathers. During the school year, mothers sleep less, spend more time caring for others, and have less time for eating, free time, and exercise. Fathers experience fewer and mostly smaller changes. Teenagers reduce education time by 5.5 hours per day on weekdays during the summer, substituting that time with 2+ hours of free time and 1+ hours of sleep.

Keywords: school; time use; student; parent; gender; investment in children (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D13 I12 I21 J16 J22 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2024.04.025

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