Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/263652 
Year of Publication: 
2022
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 15436
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
The community in which a child is raised has a substantial effect on their income in adulthood. To help understand what is different about communities which produce higher incomes, we document how time use differs between communities which increase vs. decrease incomes. The main differences are that, in areas which produce higher incomes, people spend more time at work, and adults spend more time with children. The data do not support some theories of what makes communities effective at producing human capital: People do not spend more time on educational activities, or on community events and institutions, in areas which increase incomes by more.
Subjects: 
time use
intergenerational mobility
JEL: 
D13
J22
J24
J62
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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