Intra-household allocation of time and money across siblings

Abstract Digital tools may help to study socioeconomic aspects of agricultural development that are difficult to measure such as the effects of new policies and technologies on the intra-household allocation of time. As farm technologies target different crops and tasks, they can affect the time-use of men, women, boys, and girls differently. Development strategies that overlook such effects can have negative consequences for vulnerable household members. In this paper, the time-use patterns associated with different levels of agricultural mechanization during land preparation in smallholder farming households in Zambia were investigated. A novel data collection method was used: a pictorial smartphone application that allows real-time recording of time-use, which eliminates recall bias. Existing studies analyzing the intra-household allocation of resources often focus on adult males and females. This study paid particular attention to boys and girls as well as adults. The study addressed seasonal variations. Compositional data analysis was used to account for the co-dependence and sum constraint of time-use data. The study suggests a strong gender differentiation for land preparation activities among mechanized households; for households using manual labor, such differentiation was not found. There is some evidence that the surplus time associated with mechanization is used for off-farm and domestic work. The study cannot confirm concerns about negative second-round effects: mechanized land preparation is not associated with a higher workload for women and children during weeding and harvesting/processing. The study provides a proof-of-concept that smartphone applications can be used to collect socioeconomic data that are difficult to measure but of high relevance.

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Intra-household Allocation of Time to Household Production Activities: Evidence from Swedish Household Data

Labour ◽

10.1111/j.1467-9914.2007.00376.x ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 21 (2) ◽

pp. 189-207 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Sven-Olov Daunfeldt ◽

Jörgen Hellström

Keyword(s):

Household Production ◽

Household Data ◽

Allocation Of Time ◽

Household Allocation

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Household Allocation of Time and Church Attendance

Journal of Political Economy ◽

10.1086/260305 ◽

1975 ◽

Vol 83 (1) ◽

pp. 27-56 ◽

Cited By ~ 321

Author(s):

Corry Azzi ◽

Ronald Ehrenberg

Keyword(s):

Church Attendance ◽

Allocation Of Time ◽

Household Allocation

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HOUSEHOLD ALLOCATION OF TIME AND GENDER INEQUALITY IN AUSTRALIA

Economic Papers A journal of applied economics and policy ◽

10.1111/j.1759-3441.1998.tb00178.x ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 17 (2) ◽

pp. 13-23 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

PAUL W. MILLER ◽

CHARLES MULVEY

Keyword(s):

Gender Inequality ◽

Allocation Of Time ◽

And Gender ◽

Household Allocation

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Do you have time to take a walk together? Private and joint time within the household*

The Economic Journal ◽

10.1093/ej/ueaa118 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Martin Browning ◽

Olivier Donni ◽

Mette Gørtz

Keyword(s):

Theoretical Model ◽

Time Use ◽

Wage Distribution ◽

Household Expenditure ◽

Economic Factors ◽

Relative Wages ◽

Private Expenditure ◽

Allocation Of Time ◽

Female Wages ◽

Household Allocation

Abstract We develop a theoretical model for the intra-household allocation of time and consumption that distinguishes between partners’ joint and private leisure. Estimating the model using time use data leads to five findings. First, the intra-household expenditure distribution correlates with relative wages, consistent with the collective model. Second, men put relatively more weight on private expenditure and composite leisure. Third, joint and private leisure are imperfect substitutes. Fourth, joint and private leisure are independent of the wage distribution, suggesting that togetherness does not substitute for economic factors. Fifth, higher female wages imply higher childcare hours for women, but lower for men.

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