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Working hard or hardly working? the evolution of leisure in the United States

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  • Kristie M. Engemann
  • Michael T. Owyang

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Although Americans appear to be spending less time on the job than they were a hundred years ago, there's some question as to whether they have more leisure time.

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  • Kristie M. Engemann & Michael T. Owyang, 2007. "Working hard or hardly working? the evolution of leisure in the United States," The Regional Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, issue Jan, pages 10-11.
    • Handle: RePEc:fip:fedlre:y:2007:i:jan:p:10-11
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    Leisure; Hours of labor;

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