Sleep Capital: Linking brain health to wellbeing and economic productivity across the lifespan

DA Golombek, H Eyre, I Spiousas, LP Casiraghi… - The American Journal of …, 2025 - Elsevier
Introduction and framework Sleep capital contributes to individual and societal wellbeing,
productivity, and economic outcomes and involves a novel aspect of brain capital. It …

Remote work, wages, and hours worked in the United States

SW Pabilonia, V Vernon - Journal of Population Economics, 2025 - Springer
Remote work gradually increased in the United States during the four decades prior to the
pandemic, then surged in 2020. Using the American Community Survey, we show that pre …

[HTML][HTML] The effects of sleep duration on child health and development

HT Nguyen, SR Zubrick, F Mitrou - Journal of Economic Behavior & …, 2024 - Elsevier
Children and adolescents spend more than one-third of their time slee**. Yet, we know
little about the causal impact of slee** on their development. This paper is the first to …

[HTML][HTML] Daylight duration and time allocation of children and adolescents

HT Nguyen, SR Zubrick, F Mitrou - Economics & Human Biology, 2024 - Elsevier
This study explores the allocation of time, particularly to sleep, among children and
adolescents in response to daily daylight variation. Utilising a dataset of over 50,000 time …

[HTML][HTML] Too hot to sleep

P Bigler, B Janzen - Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2024 - Elsevier
Adequate sleep is important for a variety of economic outcomes. We study the relationship
between ambient temperatures and human sleep using daily district-level data on sleep …

The welfare effects of time reallocation: evidence from Daylight Saving Time

J Costa‐Font, S Fleche, R Pagan - Economica, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Daylight Saving Time (DST) is a widely adopted practice implemented by over 70
countries to align sunlight with day‐to‐day activities and reduce energy demands. However …

The economic costs and consequences of (insufficient) sleep: a case study from Latin America

MV Anauati, M Gómez Seeber, S Campanario… - The European Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Sleep, an essential physiological process, has long been recognized for its critical role in
human health and well-being. Beyond its biological significance, recent research has …

Productivity losses in the transition to Daylight Saving Time: Evidence from hourly GitHub activity

A Dickinson, GR Waddell - Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2024 - Elsevier
Using data on GitHub users around the world, we estimate the effects of transitions to
Daylight Saving Time on worker activity. In daily activity, transitions appear short lived …

[PDF][PDF] Rest Assured. The Effects of Sleep on Labor Productivity

M Bertoni, F Meli, L Rocco - 2025 - docs.iza.org
Sleep is a biological need. Its importance has been extensively proved by a breadth of
medical research reporting large impacts of sleep deprivation on physical health, mental …

Solar cycles and time allocation of children and adolescents

HT Nguyen, SR Zubrick, F Mitrou - 2024 - econstor.eu
This study explores the allocation of time, particularly to sleep, among children and
adolescents in response to daily solar cycles. Utilizing a dataset of over 50,000 time-use …