MEASURING TRENDS IN LEISURE: THE ALLOCATION OF TIME OVER FIVE DECADES Mark Aguiar Erik Hurst Working Paper 12082 http://www.nber.org/papers/w12082 NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH 1050 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge‚ MA 02138 March 2006 We thank Susanto Basu‚ Gary Becker‚ Kathy Bradbury‚ Kerwin Charles‚ Raj Chetty‚ Steve Davis‚ Jordi Galí‚ Rueben Gronau‚ Dan Hamermesh‚ Chad Jones‚ Ellen McGrattan‚ Bruce Mayer‚ Kevin Murphy‚ Derek Neal‚ Valerie Ramey‚ Richard Rogerson‚ Frank Stafford‚ and
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Examine the different definitions of leisure and the purposes it has served throughout history to come up with your own definition of leisure and define the purposes you think it should for individuals and/or societies. How does your view relate to what Russell presents about leisure in his text “In Praise of Idleness”? In the rest of your essay‚ discuss to what extent Russell’s ideas about work and leisure are still valid in the contemporary society. Bertrand Russell was a British philosopher‚
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THE AMERICAN LEISURE CLASS Thorstein Veblen During the earlier stages of economic development‚ consumption of goods without stint‚ especially consumption of the better grades of goods – ideally all consumption in excess of the subsistence minimum – pertains normally to the leisure class. This restriction tends to disappear‚ at least formally‚ after the later peaceable stage has been reached with private ownership of goods and an industrial system based on wage labour or on the petty household
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PESTEL Political- The theatre is subsidized by the public purse in the form of local authorities and the arts council (Arts council‚ 2010). However‚ funding is under continual pressure after cuts made to the arts budget by the coalition government (Mintel‚ 2012). This has been evident since 2008 where the arts council of England stopped funding of the theatre meaning it is only supported by Winchester City Council‚ Hampshire city council‚ sponsors and friends of Theatre Royal Winchester (Burn
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S.W.O.T. Analysis of Primark Strength Primark offers high street quality clothes for cheap prices and quality services to attract its customers and it also provides clothing for all ages and sexes. The company is part of the ETI (Ethical Trading Initiative) which focuses on worker’s rights‚ their production of goods and bringing businesses together to work on labour rights issues. TNS ranks Primark as Great Britain’s second largest clothing retailer by Volume in terms of market
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Situation analysis and marketing planning. The importance of the internal and external environment and their effect on the development and implementation of marketing planning is crucial and should be highly considered by any organisation wishing to be profitable in the increasingly competitive international marketing arena. Multinational companies that desire to prosper‚ should develop a coherent international marketing plan having‚ as a starting point‚the analysis of the environment. Based on
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Leisure or free time‚ is a period of time spent out of work and essential domestic activity. It is also the period of recreational and discretionary time before or after necessary activities such as eating and sleeping‚ going to work or running a business‚ attending school and doing homework‚ household chores‚ and day-to-day stress. The distinction between leisure and unavoidable activities is loosely applied‚ i.e. people sometimes do work-oriented tasks for pleasure as well as for long-term utility
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PESTEL FRAMEWORK The framework provides a comprehensive list of influences on the possible success or failure of particular strategies. Important to do PESTEL analysis whilst developing a strategy! PESTEL is an acronym which stands for; Political This highlights the role of governments. Firms will be directly affected by the actions of government and other political events. These might be major events affecting the whole of the business community or they may be actions affecting just one part of
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“P.E.S.T.L.E” ANALYSIS OF VIET NAM Group 2 A. Introduction of Viet Nam Vietnam is approximately 331688 km2 in area and occupied the eastern coast of the Southeast Asian peninsula. The northern part of the country part consists mostly of highlands and the Red River Delta. The south is divided into coastal lowlands and extensive forests. Because of differences in latitude and the marked variety of topographical relief‚ the climate tends to vary considerably from place to place. During the winter
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population of approximately1.6 million people. Formal Name: United Arab Emirates (UAE) President: Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Official language: Arabic Term for Citizen(s): Emirati(s). Capital: Abu Dhabi City. Currency: UAE Dirham PESTEL ANALYSIS POLITICAL ANALYSIS * UAE government formed as federation of seven emirates with one advisory body (Federal National Council). * The UAE government is considered to have a consistent policy-making agenda. The country is also one
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