%0 Report
        %A Burda, Michael C.
%A Hamermesh, Daniel S.
%A Stewart, Jay
        %T Cyclical Variation in Labor Hours and Productivity Using the ATUS
        %D 2012
        %8 2012 Dec
        %I Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        %C Bonn
        %7 IZA Discussion Paper
        %N 7070
        %U https://www.iza.org/publications/dp7070
        %X 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.
        %K work hours
%K macroeconomic fluctuations
%K time use