Introduction: the economics of multitasking / Charlene M. Kalenkoski and Gigi Foster -- Economic theories about the allocation of time : review and an extension for multitasking / Ra©ðl G. Sanchis -- Are women better than men at multitasking household production activities? / Charlene M. Kalenkoski and Gigi Foster -- The multitasking parent : time penalties, dimensions and gender differences / Lyn Craig and Judith Brown -- The effect of multitasking on children's noncognitive skills / Agne Suziedelyte -- Children's media use and homework time / Sabrina Wulff Pabilonia -- Do Americans eat meals anymore or do they just snack? / Karen S. Hamrick -- Secondary child care in the ATUS : what does it measure? / Jay Stewart and Mary Dorinda Allard -- Multitasking and the returns to experience / Parama Chaudhury -- Discussion: the economics of multitasking / Charlene M. Kalenkoski and Gigi Foster