Unemployment, Market Work and Household Production

D. Hamermesh; M.C. Burda

doi:10.1016/j.econlet.2010.01.004

Unemployment, Market Work and Household Production

D. Hamermesh, M.C. Burda^*

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Macro, International & Labour Economics

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Abstract

Time-diary data from four countries suggest that differences in market time between the unemployed and employed represent additional leisure, not increased household production. In areas where unemployment is cyclically high, however, reduced market work is offset by additional home production.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	131-133
Journal	Economics Letters
Volume	107
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2010.01.004
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2010

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