The value of control versus the value of time: A field experiment in Rwanda

Agricultural development programs often aim to empower women by enhancing their control over income via new work opportunities, but as an unintended negative consequence, these programs can sometimes increase women's already heavy workloads. This raises the question of whether women themselves consi...

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Main Authors: Hickman, William, Kramer, Berber, Mollerstrom, Johanna, Seymour, Greg
Format: Blog Post
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2023
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/137239
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description Agricultural development programs often aim to empower women by enhancing their control over income via new work opportunities, but as an unintended negative consequence, these programs can sometimes increase women's already heavy workloads. This raises the question of whether women themselves consider the increased control over income to be worth the additional work. To answer this, we need to know how much they value control over income and how much they value efforts to free up their time.
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spelling CGSpace1372392025-03-13T19:11:39Z The value of control versus the value of time: A field experiment in Rwanda Hickman, William Kramer, Berber Mollerstrom, Johanna Seymour, Greg income work capacity willingness to pay empowerment Agricultural development programs often aim to empower women by enhancing their control over income via new work opportunities, but as an unintended negative consequence, these programs can sometimes increase women's already heavy workloads. This raises the question of whether women themselves consider the increased control over income to be worth the additional work. To answer this, we need to know how much they value control over income and how much they value efforts to free up their time. 2023-01-16 2024-01-05T12:41:36Z 2024-01-05T12:41:36Z Blog Post https://hdl.handle.net/10568/137239 en https://d101vc9winf8ln.cloudfront.net/documents/46102/original/Valuing_Control_Over_Income_and_Time_Use_A_Field_Experiment_in_Rwanda_by_Hickman_et.al.pdf?1679602724 Open Access International Food Policy Research Institute Hickman, William; Kramer, Berberl Mollerstrom, Johanna; and Seymour, Greg. 2023. The value of control versus the value of time: A field experiment in Rwanda. IFPRI Blog. https://rwanda.ifpri.info/2023/01/16/the-value-of-control-versus-the-value-of-time-a-field-experiment-in-rwanda/. https://rwanda.ifpri.info/2023/01/16/the-value-of-control-versus-the-value-of-time-a-field-experiment-in-rwanda/
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The value of control versus the value of time: A field experiment in Rwanda
title The value of control versus the value of time: A field experiment in Rwanda
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work capacity
willingness to pay
empowerment
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