The Economics of Multitasking [electronic resource] /
Kalenkoski, Charlene M.editor.
Foster, Gigi.editor.
People regularly multitask, though we have been warned about the mental costs of "task-switching" in psychology and the popular press. Meanwhile, economists have remained silent on the possible economic ramifications – both good and bad – of producers and/or consumers doing more than one thing at once. This first-of-its-kind volume explores the frequency, patterns, and economic implications of multitasking, with a particular focus on the multitasking of non-market activities such as child care, housework, eating, and studying. Using data sets from around the world and best-practice empirical and experimental techniques, the contributors to this volume explore the association of multitasking with output and welfare in a range of settings of interest to economists. Contributions in theory, empirical work, data management, and concepts are combined to yield the discipline's first holistic view of multitasking and to identify where the research frontiers lie in this area.
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Cover ; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; List of Acronyms; Chapter 1 Introduction: The Economics of Multitasking; Chapter 2 Economic Theories about the Allocation of Time: Review and an Extension for Multitasking; Chapter 3 Are Women Better than Men at Multitasking Household Production Activities?; Chapter 4 The Multitasking Parent: Time Penalties, Dimensions, and Gender Differences; Chapter 5 The Effect of Multitasking on Children's Noncognitive Skills; Chapter 6 Children's Media Use and Homework Time
Chapter 7 Do Americans Eat Meals Anymore or Do They Just Snack?Chapter 8 Secondary Child Care in the ATUS: What Does It Measure?; Chapter 9 Multitasking and the Returns to Experience; Chapter 10 Discussion: The Economics of Multitasking; About the Authors; Index
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
People regularly multitask, though we have been warned about the mental costs of "task-switching" in psychology and the popular press. Meanwhile, economists have remained silent on the possible economic ramifications – both good and bad – of producers and/or consumers doing more than one thing at once. This first-of-its-kind volume explores the frequency, patterns, and economic implications of multitasking, with a particular focus on the multitasking of non-market activities such as child care, housework, eating, and studying. Using data sets from around the world and best-practice empirical and experimental techniques, the contributors to this volume explore the association of multitasking with output and welfare in a range of settings of interest to economists. Contributions in theory, empirical work, data management, and concepts are combined to yield the discipline's first holistic view of multitasking and to identify where the research frontiers lie in this area.
Behavioral economics.
Microeconomics.
Labor economics.
Macroeconomics.
Behavioral/Experimental Economics.
Microeconomics.
Labor Economics.
Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics.