Time Use in Economics contains original research on new aspects of time use compiled by Daniel S. Hamermesh, a long-time path-breaking labor economist leader in analyzing time use data, and Solomon W. Polachek, a pioneer in gender-related labor market research.

Chapter 1. Time-Use and Subjective Well-Being: Is Diversity Really The Spice of Life?; Naomi Friedman-Sokuler and Claudia Senik Chapter 2. Effort at Work and Worker Well-Being; José Ignacio Giménez-Nadal, José Alberto Molina, and Almudena Sevilla Chapter 3. Changes in Children’s Time Use, India 1998-2019; Matthew Gibson, Maulik Jagnani, and Hemant K. Pullabhotla Chapter 4. Time Use and The Geography of Economic Opportunity; Sulagna Mookerjee, John D. Pedersen, and David Slichter Chapter 5. The Impact of Job Loss on Parental Time Investment; Anja Gruber Chapter 6. Parents’ Work Hours and Childcare Decisions: Exploiting a Time Windfall; Taehyun Ethan  Kim and Dean R. Lillard Chapter 7. Time Use, Intrahousehold Inequality and Individual Welfare: Revealed Preference Analysis; Ruben Bostyn, Laurens Cherchye, Bram De Rock, and Frederic Vermeulen Chapter 8. Marriage Versus Cohabitation: How Specialization and Time Use Differ by Relationship Type; Leslie S. Stratton Chapter 9. Change and Continuity in Americans’ Work Day Characteristics, 2019 To 2021; Sarah M. Flood and Katie R. Genadek Chapter 10. Blurred Boundaries: A Day in The Life of a Teacher; Victoria Hunter Gibney, Kristine L. West, and Seth Gershenson