13
JUN
2016
14:15
- 15:45
IWH Research Seminar
Not Working at Work: Loafing, Unemployment and Labor Productivity
Who
Michael C. Burda, PhD
(Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin und Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung der Bundesagentur für Arbeit (IAB), Nürnberg)
Where
IWH conference room
We use the American Time Use Survey (ATUS) 2003-12 to estimate time spent by workers in non-work while on the job. Non-work time is substantial and varies positively with the local unemployment rate.
