The measurement of household time allocation: Data needs, analytical approaches, and standardization

Journal of Family and Economic Issues

Volumn 17, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 261-280

  Harvey, Andrew S ^a,b  

^a Department of Economics ^*

^b SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Household; Survey methodology; Time use allocation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038595450     PISSN: 10580476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02265020     Document Type: Article

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