The authors review studies on time use of children and adolescents around the world and
discuss developmental implications of population differences. Industrialization and …

Publisher Summary This chapter reviews recent advances in the empirical literature on the
role that households and families play in investing in human resources. It describes the …

This analysis of the impact of internal migration on the time allocation patterns of the left-
behind elderly and children in rural China, 1997–2006, contributes to the literature on …

In recent years, there has been an astonishing proliferation of empirical work on child labor.
An Econlit search of keywords “child lab* r” reveals a total of 6 peer reviewed journal articles …

With few exceptions, most studies of the labor demand and supply decisions of agricultural
households in developing countries have relied on the empirical advantages of separability …

The nonfarm work participation decisions of married men and women in rural Northern
Ghana were jointly and separately estimated for married couples through a bivariate probit …

In recent years there has been burgeoning interest in how private transfers respond to
household income, or “transfer derivatives”. Much of it is fueled by the specter of “crowding …

Extrait de l'introduction:" This book offers an introduction to the analysis of gender in the
economies of sub-saharian Africa. Gender refers to the constellation of rules and identities …

The critical role that women play in alleviating poverty and promoting development has been
receiving increasing recognition. In developing countries, for example, women's role is …

This paper presents a synthesis of the empirical literature on intra household time use in
developing countries. It discusses the importance of studying time allocated to various …