The allocation of time and goods in household activities: A test of separability

B-Tier
Journal: Journal of Population Economics
Year: 2001
Volume: 14
Issue: 4
Pages: 585-597

Score contribution per author:

2.011 = (α=2.01 / 1 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

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Abstract

In this paper, we test for the weak separability hypothesis imposed by the household production model between goods and time inputs used in the production of different commodities. Our data come from a French survey which reports both expenditures and time that households devote to some activities. The results allow us to show that the weak separability assumption cannot be rejected only when households are strongly time constrained. In the opposite case, home time uses are found to be nonseparable.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:spr:jopoec:v:14:y:2001:i:4:p:585-597
Journal Field
Growth
Author Count
1
Added to Database
2026-01-25