Intra-household time allocation in rural Mexico: Evidence from a randomized experiment
Intra-household time allocation in rural Mexico: Evidence from a randomized experiment
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墨西哥农村的家庭内部时间分配：来自随机实验的证据
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10.1108/s0147-9121(2010)0000031011
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2010
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Marta Rubio
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Marta Rubio
本章探讨了Oakidades，有条件的现金转移计划，在墨西哥农村家庭成员的时间分配的影响。我利用随机放置的利益在整个社区的评估样本和该计划的资格标准和计划的激励措施，以确定效果。大部分Oakidades福利与儿童的入学率挂钩，这意味着降低了上学的费用。我认为，相对价格的变化会导致替代效应，而（几乎）无条件的营养转移转化为收入效应。调查结果显示，儿童入学率提高，参与市场和非市场工作的儿童减少。尽管该方案似乎没有实质性地改变成年人的时间分配，但有证据表明，成年妇女在无报酬活动中取代了儿童的时间。
This chapter examines the effects of Oportunidades, a conditional cash transfer program, on the allocation of time of household members in rural Mexico. I exploit the random placement of benefits across communities in the evaluation sample and the program's eligibility criteria and scheme of incentives to identify effects. The majority of Oportunidades benefits are linked to children's school attendance, implying a reduction in the price of schooling. I argue that changes in relative prices lead to substitution effects, whereas the (almost) unconditional nutritional transfer translates into an income effect. Findings show increases in schooling and reductions in children's participation in market and non-market work. Although the program does not seem to substantially alter adults’ time allocation, evidence suggests that adult women substitute for children's time in non-remunerated activities.