TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Burda, Michael C.
AU  - Hamermesh, Daniel S.
AU  - Stewart, Jay
        TI  - Cyclical Variation in Labor Hours and Productivity Using the ATUS
        PY  - 2012/Dec/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 7070
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp7070
        AB  - 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.
        KW  - work hours
KW  - macroeconomic fluctuations
KW  - time use
        ER  -