Following the Crowd: Leisure Complementarities beyond the Household

A-Tier
Journal: Journal of Labor Economics
Year: 2017
Volume: 35
Issue: 4
Pages: 1061 - 1088

Score contribution per author:

1.341 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 2.0x A-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

Leisure externalities across households have important implications for labor market regulations but have proven very difficult to identify. This paper exploits the unique features of school holidays and paid leave regulations in France to show that exogenous increases in the amount of leisure time enjoyed by workers living with children induce very significant increases in the demand for leisure of workers living in other households. We also provide evidence that these cross effects are driven by complementarities in nonmarket time rather than workplace norms or workplace externalities.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:ucp:jlabec:doi:10.1086/692511
Journal Field
Labor
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-25