Cyclical Variation in Labor Hours and Productivity Using the ATUS

Michael Burda, Daniel S. Hamermesh and Jay Stewart

No 18603, NBER Working Papers from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Abstract: We examine monthly variation in weekly work hours using data for 2003-10 from the Current Population Survey (CPS) on hours/worker, from the Current Employment Survey (CES) on hours/job, and from 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: E23 J22 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012-12
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Published as Michael C. Burda & Daniel S. Hamermesh & Jay Stewart, 2013. "Cyclical Variation in Labor Hours and Productivity Using the ATUS," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 103(3), pages 99-104, May.

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