Does it matter who you ask for time-use data?

Deepti Sharma, Hema Swaminathan and Rahul Lahoti

No wp-2024-1, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: Time-use statistics are sensitive to measurement error, especially errors that might be introduced based on whether the informant is reporting on herself or reporting on others in the household. In this paper, we use the nationally representative time-use survey in India and propensity score matching methods to investigate how self- and proxy reporting impact the reported time spent on various activities by men and women. Theoretically, we examine the mechanisms underpinning the differences in reporting and empirically test our hypothesis.

Keywords: Time use; Measurement error; Gender (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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