Assessing the Time-Squeeze Hypothesis: Hours Worked in the United States, 1969–89 |
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Authors: | LAURA LEETE JULIET B SCHOR |
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Abstract: | This study assesses the hypothesis that hours of work have risen in the United States in recent decades. Using the Current Population Surveys and the University of Michigan Time-Use Studies, we estimate changes in market and nonmarket hours worked between 1969 and 1989, finding evidence of a "time-squeeze." This trend is particularly pronounced among labor force participants who are neither under- nor unemployed. For this group, total annual hours of work have risen by 149. |
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