Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to analyze the time-allocation decisions of individuals who work from home (i.e. teleworkers), and compare them with their commuter counterparts. Design/methodology/approach: Using data from the American Time Use Survey for the years 2003–2015, the...

We examine whether commuting time has any effect on worker labour supply, using the Dutch Time Use Surveys of 2000 and 2005. Our results show an inverted U-shaped relationship between commuting time and labour market supply of men and women, with a maximum reached at 3.22 hours of commuting per...

The evaluation of social programs constitutes an important aspect in the modeling of economic policies. On the basis that the measurement of well being through subjective measures provides a broader perspective than through objective economic variables, this paper first identifies the...

In the United States do hours of household work vary by whether individuals are in different-race or same-race couples? American Time Use Survey data for years 2003-2009 are analyzed for samples of white and black male and female respondents. We find that white women married to black men devote...

In this paper, we carry out a regional study aimed at measuring the effects of different regions on the welfare and income of Spanish families. This has, in turn, allowed us to calculate the inequality in welfare and income that exists between these households. The results confirm the relation...