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December 1998

Measuring time at work: are self-reports accurate?

Jerry A. Jacobs

A new measure of work time correlates well with the standard self-reported workweek method; however, a closer look reveals that reference periods — last week, versus last year — do have an impact on some workers in the distribution

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