The Economics of Multitasking

Charlene M. Kalenkoski is Associate Professor and Co-Director of the PhD Program in Personal Financial Planning at Texas Tech University, USA. She earned her PhD in Economics from The George Washington University, USA, in 2002. Her research focuses on how people allocate their time, particularly parents, students, and retirees, and how their allocation of time affects their human capital and overall well-being. Gigi Foster is Associate Professor in the School of Economics at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. She earned her BA from Yale University and her PhD in economics from the University of Maryland. Her research interests and contributions lie in the areas of education, social influence, behavioral economics, and the multi-disciplinary analysis of human behavior in groups.

1. Introduction: The Economics of Multitasking; Charlene M. Kalenkoski and Gigi Foster
2. Economic Theories about the Allocation of Time: Review and an Extension for Multitasking; Raúl G. Sanchis
3. Are Women Better than Men at Multitasking Household Production Activities?; Charlene M. Kalenkoski and Gigi Foster
4. The Multitasking Parent: Time Penalties, Dimensions and Gender Differences; Lyn Craig and Judith Brown
5. The Effect of Multitasking on Children's Non-cognitive Skills; Agne Suziedelyte
6. Children's Media Use and Homework Time; Sabrina Wulff Pabilonia
7. Do Americans Eat Meals Anymore or Do They Just Snack?; Karen S. Hamrick
8. Secondary Child Care in the ATUS: What Does It Measure?; Jay Stewart and Mary Dorinda Allard
9. Multitasking and the Returns to Experience; Parama Chaudhury
10. Discussion: The Economics of Multitasking; Charlene M. Kalenkoski and Gigi Foster