Introduction: the economics of multitasking / Charlene M. Kalenkoski and Gigi Foster -- Economic theories about the allocation of time : review and an extension for multitasking / Raúl G. Sanchis -- Are women better than men at multitasking household production activities? / Charlene M....

We present a household production model that incorporates multitasking and results from a customized experiment designed to measure the individual-specific productivity parameters from this model. We observe these productivity parameters under alternative incentive scenarios, designed to mimic...

The standard household production model does not incorporate multitasking, although time-diary data reveal that individuals regularly multitask. We formulate a model where time spent in child care can be sole-tasked or multitasked with other household production activities. This model implies...

This first-of-its-kind volume explores the economic implications of multitasking, with a particular focus on the multitasking of non-market activities such as child care, housework, eating, and studying

Economists increasingly accept that social norms have powerful effects on human behavior and outcomes. In recent history, one norm widely adhered to in most developed nations has been for men to be the primary breadwinner within mixed-gender households. As women have entered the labor market in...