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The fading scope of labour – remarks about the lost rationale of a common term
Mann, Stefan; Wüstemann, Henry - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
Work and labour describe activities with a redistributional and a reproductive component. In addition, the terms have … gained the function of creating social status and self-esteem. This paper argues that the shifts on the labour market during … the past decades question both the redistributive and the reproductive functions of labour. An increasing number of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011259334
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Labour Sector Choice and the Returns to Education in Guatemala
Alejos, Luis Alejandro - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006
This paper estimates the returns to education in Guatemala, while attempting to account for self-employment and the presence of workers without monetary earnings in the economy, factors whose omission can potentially lead to sample selection bias. The analysis uses data from the Survey of Living...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011110200
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The Significance of the Individuals’ Time for Economic and Social Development
Istrate, Georgeta-Marinela; Caragea, Nicoleta - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
of every moment spent. The evolution of labour force and the increase of competitiveness, along with the modern standards … carried out by National Institute of Statistics (Time Use Survey and Labour Force Survey). …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011259357
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Production of (Pleasant) Time by Means of (Unpleasant) Time: Some Notes on Consumption Theory and Time Use
Nisticò, Sergio - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
The aim of this paper is to propose an analytical framework, wherein the individuals' choice problem is addressed in terms of alternative time‐consuming activities rather than in terms of alternative bundles of goods and services. In particular, the paper reverses Becker's (1965) proposal to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011260399
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Studying time use variations in 18 countries applying a life course perspective
Versantvoort, Maroesjka - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
(policy) application of the idea of "transitional labour markets". Time use variations during (individual) life courses in 18 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008592996
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Representative Time Use Data and Calibration of the American Time Use Studies 1965-1999
Merz, Joachim; Stolze, Henning - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006
Valid and reliable individual time use data in connection with an appriate set of socio -economic background variables are essential elements of an empirical foundation and evaluation of existing time use theories and for the search of new empirical-based hypotheses about individual behavior....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005790096
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Time for play – An exploratory analysis of the changing consumption contexts of digital games
Deal, David - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
This study posits that Internet technologies are relaxing the coupling constraints required for the consumption of digital games, resulting in entirely different modes of consumption than has been the norm for the past thirty years. The data collection and analysis found that players of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005790469
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Time use: the missing piece of economic development studies
Sarfaraz, Leyla - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2004
The concern of this paper is to highlight time use as a valuable resource and important factor in the development process of Less Developed Countries. It propounds time use,that is neglected in Development studies, as an important factor in human development index. The role of time management as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005835439
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Measuring Time Poverty and Analyzing Its Determinants: Concepts and Application to Guinea
Bardasi, Elena; Wodon, Quentin - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006
The availability of better data on time use in developing countries makes it important to provide tools for analyzing such data. While the idea of “time poverty” is not new, and while many papers have provided measures of time use and hinted at the concept of time poverty, we have not seen...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005836897
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Poverty Reduction from Full Employment: A Time Use Approach
Bardasi, Elena; Wodon, Quentin - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006
Despite long working hours, for many household members, and especially women, underemployment is nevertheless affecting a large share of the population in many developing countries. Using data on time use, wages, and consumption levels from a recent household survey for Guinea, this paper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005837052