The Increase in Leisure Inequality 1965-2005 - Paperback

by Mark Aguiar (Author), Erik Hurst (Author)

Using data spanning forty years and tens of thousands of survey respondents, Mark Aguiar and Erik Hurst seek to answer several key questions about leisure inequality: How much has the leisure time of the average American increased or decreased over the last several decades?

Author Biography

Mark Aguiar is an associate professor of economics at the University of Rochester. Erik Hurst is the V. Duane Rath Professor of Economics and the Neubauer Family Faculty Fellow at the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business.