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2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Todd Jones |Benjamin Cowan |Jeff Swigert |Southern Utah

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big ideaMoms of school-age children get significantly less sleep during the school year than during the summer. We are economists who specialize in education and health research. We combined extensive data on school district schedules with information derived from the American Time Use Survey to explore the ways families use their time differently depending on whether school is in session or out for summer.