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Estimating the monetary value of non- market labor in Mexico. National Transfer Accounts Time Use and Gender Workshop Estela Rivero June 13-14, 2011. Objectives. Accomplishments Data Results Challenges and plans for the future. Accomplishments. Donehawer , Lee and Mason:
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Estimatingthemonetaryvalue of non-market labor in Mexico National Transfer Accounts Time Use and GenderWorkshop Estela Rivero June 13-14, 2011
Objectives • Accomplishments • Data • Results • Challenges and plansforthefuture Estela Rivero – Estimatingthemonetaryvalue of non-market labor in Mexico
Accomplishments • Donehawer, Lee and Mason: • Identify time spent in non-marketproductiveactivitiesbyage and sex • Impute a wage • Determine theageshapes of production, consumption and transfers • In Mexico: • Identify time spent in non-marketproductiveactivitiesbyage and sex • Determine theageshapes of production, consumption and transfers • Impute a wage Estela Rivero – Estimatingthemonetaryvalue of non-market labor in Mexico
Data • Mexico has 3 time use surveys: • 1998 – open 24 hour calendar of activities • 2002 : • structuredquestionnaire • subsample of income and expendituressurvey • 17,167 hhlds, 72,600 individuals • NTA work • 2009 Estela Rivero – Estimatingthemonetaryvalue of non-market labor in Mexico
1) Identify time spent in non-marketproductiveactivities * Multitaskingnotincluded Estela Rivero – Estimatingthemonetaryvalue of non-market labor in Mexico
Estela Rivero – Estimatingthemonetaryvalue of non-market labor in Mexico
Ageprofiles of time use, classifiedbymainactivities and sex Estela Rivero – Estimatingthemonetaryvalue of non-market labor in Mexico
If living e0 theywouldspend: Estela Rivero – Estimatingthemonetaryvalue of non-market labor in Mexico
Determine theageshapes of production, consumption and transfers Estela Rivero – Estimatingthemonetaryvalue of non-market labor in Mexico
Determine theageshapes of production, consumption and transfers • Determinedagestructurefromsample • Estimatedregressionstocalculateweights • Do youhavetorecalculate so weightsaddto 1? Estela Rivero – Estimatingthemonetaryvalue of non-market labor in Mexico
Determine theageshapes of production, consumption and transfers • Sample has agestructure • BUT • I estimatedfromthesample Estela Rivero – Estimatingthemonetaryvalue of non-market labor in Mexico
Determine theageshapes of production, consumption and transfers Estela Rivero – Estimatingthemonetaryvalue of non-market labor in Mexico
Impute a wage lnW=Xb+e Where X: • Education2 • Age2 • Interaction of education and age Separateregressionsformen and forwomen, startingfromage 12 • Can’tgetpast R2 of 15.35 formen and 19.57 forwomen • Thosewhohad a salary, usedit, otherwiseitwaspredicted Estela Rivero – Estimatingthemonetaryvalue of non-market labor in Mexico
Impute a wage Estela Rivero – Estimatingthemonetaryvalue of non-market labor in Mexico
Impute a wage Estela Rivero – Estimatingthemonetaryvalue of non-market labor in Mexico
Estimatesoverthelifetime: • Childcare -$13, 473,523 • Careforthedisabled $548,538,361 • Householdmanagement $2’028,792,799 Estela Rivero – Estimatingthemonetaryvalue of non-market labor in Mexico
Impute a wage and estimate a monetaryvalue Estela Rivero – Estimatingthemonetaryvalue of non-market labor in Mexico
Conclusions • Transfersforhouseholdmaintenancemostimportant, followedbycareforthedisabled Estela Rivero – Estimatingthemonetaryvalue of non-market labor in Mexico
Challenges and lookingahead • In theestimation of time spent in non-marketactivities: • Multitasking: Test sensitivitytoitsinclusion • Smoothing: • Howto do itbetter, in general • Howto do itwithoutaffecting 24hour distribution • Whathappenswhenhoursdon’tadd up to 24 hours? Estela Rivero – Estimatingthemonetaryvalue of non-market labor in Mexico
Challenges and lookingahead • Fortheimputation of wages: • Improveestimation of opportunitycostmethod • Sensitivity test of imputed and non-imputed 2) Do and compare withestimation of replacementcost: Can both use a commonwageordetailed salaries • Whathappens in the case of communitytransfers? • Caregivers in oldage? Estela Rivero – Estimatingthemonetaryvalue of non-market labor in Mexico
Limitations • Careforthedisableddifferentfromcarefortheelderly? What do wereallywanttomeasure? Estela Rivero – Estimatingthemonetaryvalue of non-market labor in Mexico
Lookingeven more ahead • What has happened in 1998 – 2002? • Importantchanges in women’s labor forceparticipation, linkedtointra-household and educationalinvestments, forexample? Estela Rivero – Estimatingthemonetaryvalue of non-market labor in Mexico