Volume 51

Time Use in Economics

Economics is about scarcity – how to allocate resources in the presence of limits. Time is the scarcest factor at a human’s disposal. However, while economic research has concentrated on our spending on goods and services – or more recently on happiness and individual well-being – it has paid relatively much less attention to how we spend our time. The 51st RLE volume on “Time Use in Economics” illustrates the importance of intensifying this research. Its ten articles shed new light on issues such as the impact of job loss on parental time investment, work hours and childcare decisions, time use and intrahousehold inequality, and most recent changes in work day characteristics.

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Research in Labor Economics is a biannual series that publishes new peer-reviewed research on important and policy-relevant topics in labor economics.

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About the Journal

Research in Labor Economics is a biannual series which publishes new peer-reviewed research on important and policy-relevant topics in labor economics. The Series which is published by Emerald aims to apply economic theory and econometrics to analyze important policy related questions, often with an international focus.

Over the years RLE has continued to present important new research in labor economics particularly regarding worker well-being. It covers themes such as labor supply, work effort, schooling, on-the-job training, earnings distribution, discrimination, migration, and the effects of government policies.

The articles are of three genres: (1) results from ongoing or completed important research endeavors, (2) critical survey articles, (3) and symposia on policy related topics.

History

Research in Labor Economics (RLE) was founded in 1977 by Ronald Ehrenberg and JAI Press, and has been published by Elsevier from 1999-2007 and by Emerald since 2008. Solomon Polachek has been editor since 1995.

Beginning in 2007 RLE affiliated with the IZA – Institute of Labor Economics, an independent non-profit research institution running the world's largest network of Fellows and Affilates in the field. At that time publication extended to two volumes per year. Since 2008 Konstantinos Tatsiramos has been serving as the IZA Co-Editor of RLE (following Olivier Bargain who acted in this capacity 2007–2008). Benjamin Elsner will take over this role in 2023.

Since its inception RLE published over 350 articles encompassing a wide range of themes spanning an array of labor economics topics. Authors have ranged from young scholars with much potential to mature leaders in the field, including Nobel Prize and John Bates Clark award winners.

Solomon W. Polachek

Editor

Binghamton University

  • Orley C. Ashenfelter Princeton University
  • Francine D. Blau Cornell University
  • Richard Blundell University College London
  • Alison L. Booth Australian National University
  • David Card University of California, Berkeley
  • Ronald G. Ehrenberg Cornell University
  • Richard B. Freeman Harvard University
  • Reuben Gronau Bank of Israel
  • Daniel S. Hamermesh Barnard College
  • James J. Heckman University of Chicago
  • Edward P. Lazear Stanford University
  • Christopher A. Pissarides London School of Economics
  • Yoram Weiss Tel Aviv University
  • Klaus F. Zimmermann UNU-MERIT, Maastricht University

Benjamin Elsner

Co-Editor

University College Dublin

  • Orley C. Ashenfelter Princeton University
  • Francine D. Blau Cornell University
  • Richard Blundell University College London
  • Alison L. Booth Australian National University
  • David Card University of California, Berkeley
  • Ronald G. Ehrenberg Cornell University
  • Richard B. Freeman Harvard University
  • Reuben Gronau Bank of Israel
  • Daniel S. Hamermesh Barnard College
  • James J. Heckman University of Chicago
  • Edward P. Lazear Stanford University
  • Christopher A. Pissarides London School of Economics
  • Yoram Weiss Tel Aviv University
  • Klaus F. Zimmermann UNU-MERIT, Maastricht University