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Project Citation: 

Fenton, George, and Koenig, Felix. Data and Code for “Labor Supply and Entertainment Innovations: Evidence from the U.S. TV Rollout”". Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2025. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2025-09-09. https://doi.org/10.3886/E203801V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary The code and data used to estimate the effect of Television on Labor supply. The file includes TV signal data in the mainland US in the 1940s and 1950s. 

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms Reitrement; Television ; labor supply; technological change; entertainment
JEL Classification:  View help for JEL Classification
      J14 Economics of the Elderly; Economics of the Handicapped; Non-labor Market Discrimination
      J22 Time Allocation and Labor Supply
      J26 Retirement; Retirement Policies
      N72 Economic History: Transport, Trade, Energy, Technology, and Other Services: U.S.; Canada: 1913-
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage USA
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 1/1/1940 – 1/1/1960 (1940s, 1950s)


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