This article uses household survey data from Madagascar to examine water supply choice and time spent in water collection. We find that the choice of water source is strongly influenced by a number of household characteristics, as well as distance to sources. There are also strong substitution...

Little is known about how women in urban environments in developing countries allocate their time. A simultaneous tobit model of hours in market work and home work, incorporating jointness in decisions regarding time in these activities and allowing for non-participation in either activity, is...

It is widely recognized that women in developing countries have dual roles as generators of household income and as primary caregivers to their children. Many policies directed at reducing poverty or malnutrition involve one or the other of these roles. Programs to reduce child malnutrition, for...