Employment effects of Thanksgiving timing

In the United States, the period between Thanksgiving and Christmas has long seen the most intense consumer sales and hence the most active economy. This period varies in length depending on the date of Thanksgiving. Years where it is longer see detectably larger seasonal increases in national employment figures, so that an earlier Thanksgiving appears to serve as economic stimulus in the labor market.

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Year of publication:	2013
Authors:	Urbatsch, R.
Published in:	Economics Letters. - Elsevier, ISSN 0165-1765. - Vol. 119.2013, 1, p. 42-44
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Retail \| Sales \| Calendar \| Holiday

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Type of publication:	Article
Classification:	J21 - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure ; E20 - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment. General
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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