The aim of this paper is to explain why
time use data are essential for analyzing issues of gender
equity and the intra-household allocation of resources,
comparing living standards, and estimating the behavioral
effects of changes in policy variables. The first step in
the exposition is to show that the neglect of these data in
much of the literature on household behavior, in both
developed and developing economies, can be traced to
unrealistic assumptions on domestic production and the
mistaken idea that non-market time can be viewed as leisure.
It is argued that an approach is required that makes
explicit the need for data on the time family members spend
on domestic work as well as on labor supply. An approach of
this kind is outlined and used to identify the specialized
assumptions that are employed when they are missing. The
paper also discusses the limitations of available time use
survey datasets that are due to deficiencies in survey
design. The more serious and common problems are illustrated
using as case studies the Statistics South Africa 2000 Time
Use Survey and the time use module included in the
Nicaraguan 1998 Living Standards Measurements Survey.
Bibliographic Details
| Main Author: |
Apps, Patricia |
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| Format: | Policy Research Working Paper
biblioteca
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| Language: | English
en_US |
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| Published: |
World Bank, Washington, DC
2002-10
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| Subjects: | ACCESS TO INFORMATION,
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION,
ALLOCATION MODELS,
CAPITAL FORMATION,
CAPITAL GOODS,
COMMODITIES,
CONSTANT RETURNS TO SCALE,
CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES,
DECISION MAKING,
DECISION VARIABLES,
DEMAND FUNCTIONS,
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES,
DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH,
DIVISION OF LABOR,
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS,
ECONOMISTS,
EQUILIBRIUM,
EQUILIBRIUM PRICES,
EQUILIBRIUM THEORY,
FOOD CONSUMPTION,
GENDER,
HEALTH CARE,
HEALTH OUTCOMES,
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION,
HOUSEHOLD INCOME,
HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS,
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY,
HOUSEHOLD WELFARE,
HOUSEHOLDS,
HUMAN CAPITAL,
INCOME,
INTERNATIONAL TRADE,
LABOR FORCE,
LABOR SUPPLY,
LAUNDRY,
LEISURE,
LIVING STANDARDS,
LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES,
MARKET PRICES,
MICROECONOMICS,
MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES,
NASH EQUILIBRIUM,
NUTRITION,
OPPORTUNITY COST,
PARTIAL DERIVATIVES,
PER CAPITA INCOME,
POLICY ANALYSIS,
POLICY IMPLICATIONS,
POVERTY REDUCTION,
PRODUCTION FUNCTION,
PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY,
PRODUCTIVITY,
REAL INCOME,
TAX REFORM,
TAXATION,
TIME CONSTRAINTS,
UTILITY FUNCTION,
UTILITY LEVEL,
UTILITY MAXIMIZATION,
WAGE RATES,
WELFARE COMPARISONS,
WELFARE DISTRIBUTION, |
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/03/3163228/gender-time-use-models-household
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15624
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