This study analyses the time use patterns of men, women and children in rural areas of Uganda. The aims are to 1. Map the gendered patterns of time allocation to paid and unpaid work, total work and leisure. 2. Analyze the differences in individuals' time allocation in various household types...

This paper analyses the effect of migration of men from rural areas in Pakistan on children in households "left behind" by the migrants. Left-behind households' expenditure on children's education and the gendered distribution of these expenditures are two outcomes of main interest. First, it is...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the literature on microcredit impacts by quantifying the gender disaggregated effects of long-term borrowing on capital accumulation in order to address the existing gap. Separate models are estimated for male-headed and female-headed...

This article empirically tests the hypothesis of Pugno (Struct Change Econ Dyn 17:99-115, 2006) that both business- and household-related services contribute in the economic growth of the country in the case of Pakistan over the period of 1960-2014. To accomplish the task, the study uses...

This paper provides insights into how variances in time spent by mothers in home production (i.e., domestic and care work) impact children's diets. We test the hypothesis that a decrease in the time spent by mothers in home production negatively impacts children's diets. Moreover, the paper...

In this paper, we test if households where women participate in decisions regarding children's education and allocation of household education budgets incur more equal expenditures on education of boys and girls. Moreover, we test if women's awareness of gender equality can reduce inequality...

This paper analyses the effect of migration of men from rural areas in Pakistan on children in households "left behind" by the migrants. Left-behind households' expenditure on children's education and the gendered distribution of these expenditures are two outcomes of main interest. First, it is...

This article empirically tests the hypothesis of Pugno (Struct Change Econ Dyn 17:99-115, 2006) that both business- and household-related services contribute in the economic growth of the country in the case of Pakistan over the period of 1960-2014. To accomplish the task, the study uses...