Showing papers by "David E. Sahn published in 1986"
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TL;DR: In this paper, the opportunity cost of women's time can affect household food consumption patterns in developing countries, and the authors show that the time spent by women in working can affect their food consumption.
Abstract: This study shows that the opportunity cost of women's time can affect household food consumption patterns in developing countries. Demand equations for rice, bread, and the ratio of bread to total cereal consumption are estimated for urban Sri Lankan households. The demand specification, which is based on the \"New Household Economics,\" includes as explanatory variables the woman's estimated market wage and the household's \"full income,\" and alternatively \"observed income.\" Wages are estimated using the Heckman procedure to correct for sample selection bias.
85 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the opportunity cost of women's time can affect household food consumption patterns in developing countries, and the authors show that the time spent by women in working can affect their food consumption.
Abstract: This study shows that the opportunity cost of women's time can affect household food consumption patterns in developing countries. Demand equations for rice, bread, and the ratio of bread to total cereal consumption are estimated for urban Sri Lankan households. The demand specification, which is based on the "New Household Economics," includes as explanatory variables the woman's estimated market wage and the household's "full income," and alternatively "observed income." Wages are estimated using the Heckman procedure to correct for sample selection bias.
77 citations