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Gender Differences in Children’s Non-Leisure Activities: A Decomposition Analysis

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  • Dayang Haszelinna Abang Ali

    (Center for Policy Research and International Studies, Universiti Sains Malaysia)

  • Rosita Hamdan

    (Faculty of Economics and Business, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak)

  • Audrey Liwan

    (Faculty of Economics and Business, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak)

  • Josephine Yau Tan Hwang

    (Faculty of Economics and Business, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak)

Abstract

The prevalence of son preference indicates that girls will have less leisure time compared to boys. This study aims to examine gender differences in weekly hours in schooling, housework, and working among children in Indonesia using Tobit Model and decomposition model of Bauer & Sinning (2005), to test whether son preference explains the differences. The dataset was drawn from the fourth wave of Indonesia Family Life Survey (IFLS) in 2007. The results show significant gender differences in housework and working for children aged 5–14 years and insignificant gender gap in schooling for both age groups. These results confirm the existence of gender differences among younger children compared to older children in their time allocation.

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  • Dayang Haszelinna Abang Ali & Rosita Hamdan & Audrey Liwan & Josephine Yau Tan Hwang, 2020. "Gender Differences in Children’s Non-Leisure Activities: A Decomposition Analysis," Economics and Finance in Indonesia, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Indonesia, vol. 66, pages 64-76, Juni.
    • Handle: RePEc:lpe:efijnl:202005
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    Keywords

    decomposition; economically active children; gender differences; Tobit model; work hours;
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    JEL classification:

    • O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
    • D13 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Household Production and Intrahouse Allocation
    • J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth

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