More than a third of Americans don’t get enough sleep. That may not seem like a big deal, but shirking on sleep—even by just an hour—can have serious consequences for your health, and the economy.
Every year, insufficient sleep costs the U.S. economy up to $411 billion, according to a new reportfrom the not-for-profit research group RAND Europe.
The researchers wanted to look at how shortened sleep—which means getting less than the normal range of 7-9 hours a night—affects the economies of five different countries.
