The Economics of Sleep: Checkpoint 1

Quick checkpoint - five questions on the economics of sleep.

Question 1 of 5 How many hours of sleep do most adults need?

7 to 9 2 to 3 12 to 14 1 to 2

Teens need slightly more.

Question 2 of 5 What did a 2016 RAND study estimate?

Sleep costs nothing Sleep is irrelevant Large economic losses from insufficient sleep Sleep raises GDP

Roughly 2 per cent of US GDP.

Question 3 of 5 What is social jetlag?

A mismatch between body clock and social schedules A type of flight A sleep supplement A time zone

School and work start times can cause it.

Question 4 of 5 Which Indian industry created many night-shift jobs?

Handloom Coal mining BPO and call centres Sugar

They served Western clients.

Question 5 of 5 Why do later school start times help teenagers?

Their body clocks shift later It saves electricity Teachers prefer it They dislike school

They improve sleep and, in some studies, performance.

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