Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/326840 
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Year of Publication: 
2022
Series/Report no.: 
UNU-MERIT Working Papers No. 2022-031
Publisher: 
United Nations University (UNU), Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT), Maastricht
Abstract: 
This paper reviews economic studies on multitasking in household production. Whereas multitasking or task juggling in the workplace has been analyzed more widely, economic literature on multitasking in a household is relatively scarce. The chapter first provides relevant measures of such multitasking activities, discusses time diary data, and presents some empirical facts employing Harmonized European Time Use Survey data. It then reviews theoretical and empirical contributions to this topic, focusing on childcare, food consumption, and remote work. It also reviews the determinants of multitasking and identifies the factors that are more likely to affect these activities. In addition, it discusses multitasking by certain groups, such as ethnic minorities and children. Finally, it offers policy implications and suggestions for future research.
Subjects: 
household production
multitasking
simultaneous activities
time use
JEL: 
D13
J16
D22
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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