Auf der Basis von Erhebungsdaten in Conakry wird die Struktur eines typisch westafrikanischen Arbeitsmarktes untersucht. Gegenstand der Analyse sind vor allem drei Fragen: (1) Unterscheiden sich Arbeitsmarktsegmente (Selbstbeschäftigung/Lohnarbeit; Privatsektor/öffentlicher Sektor) im Hinblick...

This study uses household survey data to analyze the determination of sector of employment and earnings of men and women in a low income, African urban center. Earnings function for men and women are estimated to identify the roles of schooling, experience, and other factors in determining...

In this paper we investigate gender differences in the determinants of several schooling indicators - grade attainment, current enrollment, and withdrawal from school - in a poor urban environment in West Africa, using ordered and binary probit models incorporating household-level random...

It is widely recognized that women in developing countries have dual roles as generators of household income and as primary caregivers to their children. Many policies directed at reducing poverty or malnutrition involve one or the other of these roles. Programs to reduce child malnutrition, for...

Little is known about how women in urban environments in developing countries allocate their time. A simultaneous tobit model of hours in market work and home work, incorporating jointness in decisions regarding time in these activities and allowing for non-participation in either activity, is...