Economist: Daylight Savings Time costs the US $2 billion in opportunity cost.

By: Benjamin Hodge (Diary)  |  March 12th at 02:05 AM  | 

Rasmussen: A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 45% of American Adults think DST is worth the hassle, but nearly as many (40%) disagree. Fifteen percent (15%) are undecided. From economist Mark Perry’s blog: In 2008, economist William F. Shughart did a back-of-the envelope calculation and estimated that the opportunity cost of daylight savings time was $1.7 billion per year: “Although it is unclear | Read More »