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Is daylight saving time good for us?

Costa-Font, Joan ORCID: 0000-0001-7174-7919, Flèche, Sarah and Pagan, Ricardo (2022) Is daylight saving time good for us? LSE Business Review (05 Oct 2022). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

Daylight saving time is observed in over seventy countries with the goal of reducing energy use. However, there’s no consensus on the desirability of changing the clock twice a year. In March 2019, the European Parliament voted to repeal daylight saving time. Studies show that, by reducing the number of hours we sleep, time shifts decrease our life satisfaction. Joan Costa-Font, Sarah Flèche, and Ricardo Pagan write that the night-time shift at the end of March reduces individual happiness by the equivalent of 393 euros a year.

Item Type: Online resource (Blog Entry)
Additional Information: © 2022 The Authors
Divisions: Health Policy
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management
Date Deposited: 06 Dec 2022 15:33
Last Modified: 15 Sep 2023 11:37
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/117320

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