Global ETD Search
Search theses and dissertations gathered from participating repositories worldwide. Every result links back to the library that holds it. No account is needed.
Results
Showing 1 to 20 of 87 for “"Time allocation"”.
-
Activity choice analysis time allocation and disaggregate travel demand modeling.
Thesis. 1976. M.S.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Civil Engineering.
-
Gender, occupation, and time allocation for market work, commuting, and housework
… investigate the determinants of employed women's allocation of time for housework, market work, and commuting; to compare the time allocation by women and men in relation to their hourly wages; and also to compare the time allocation of women in male-dominated and non-male-dominated occupations in …
-
Where does the time go? An investigation of self-reported time allocation
… the validity of a novel self-report measure of time allocation, an extension of the matching law. A cross-sectional sample of 204 undergraduate psychology students completed measures of behavioral and emotional health in addition to the time allocation task. The task asked participants to report …
-
Effects of Shoe Donations on Children’s Time Allocation TOMS Shoes in El Salvador
… answer the question by studying the changes in time allocation among children age 6 to 12 years in El Salvador. By taking advantage of a Randomized Control Trial performed between January 15, 2012 and February 21, 2013 I study time allocation differences between baseline and follow-up periods …
-
The relationship between seasonal fuelwood availability, household food consumption, and women's time allocation
… household food consumption, and women’s time allocation for daily activities, and the relationships between time allocation, fuelwood availability, and household food consumption. Results obtained from the qualitative part of the study showed that 35, 23, and 22% of the respondents …
-
The Economics of Adolescents' Time Allocation: Evidence from the Young Agent Project in Brazil
What are the socioeconomic implications of the time allocation decisions made by low-income adolescents? The way adolescents allocate their time between schooling, labor and leisure has important implications for their education attainment, college aspirations, job opportunities and future …
-
Natural resource degradation and household time allocation among rural activities : empirical evidence from Uganda
This thesis analyses the effects of natural resource degradation on production and well-being of rural households in Uganda. In the face of growing concerns about the environment, policy makers in Uganda are finding themselves increasingly pressured to choose between environmental degradation in …
-
Relationships among Span, Time Allocation, and Leadership of First-line Managers and Nurse and Team Outcomes
… managers may not allocate the same amount of time to staff contact. The purpose was to examine the influence of alternative measures of managerial span on nurse satisfaction with manager’s supervision and on multidisciplinary teamwork. The alternative measures were (a) raw span as a measure of …
-
Working 9 to 5? Complex patterns of time allocation among managers and professionals in dual career households
… investigation of contemporary patterns of time allocation among managers and professionals in dual career households. Focus centres on three key elements of time allocation, namely work, care and commuting. Specifically, this thesis addresses three research questions: (1) Which theoretical …
-
Time allocation to leisure activities in Spain: empirical evidence on individual involvement in sport and cultural activities
El objetivo principal de esta tesis es analizar la participación individual en dos actividades de ocio: deporte y cultura. La investigación se compone de tres ensayos, en los que se han empleado diferentes definiciones acerca de la participación, tanto activa como pasiva. Por otro lado, se han …
-
Adult age differences in information foraging in interactive reading environments
… are free to select the resources and allocate time for study, but there may be costs in exploring and switching between resources. Thus, two experiments were conducted to investigate age differences in the selection and study time allocation in learning about a topic from multiple texts. …
-
What do professors in research and doctoral institutions do all week? an exploration of faculty time, work, and drive
… between academic drive, the percentage of time faculty members allocate to seven academic work spheres (time allocation), and the difference between faculty members' actual and preferred work-sphere time allocations (time disconnection). The analysis is based on a sample of 3,812 full-time …
-
Migration and Children's School and Labor: Evidence from El Salvador
… to estimate the impact of migration on a child’s time allocation. Outcomes are also analyzed measuring the impact of remittances. Results show that children with at least one migrant parent will complete more years of school. The gender of that migrant parent has no significant impact. Also, …
-
Remittances, Consumption Insurance and Family Labour Supply
… to explore how remittance income alters family time allocation between market and home production activities. The first substantive chapter presents stylized facts on the properties and distribution of remittance flows to developing economies. Here, I document the nature and increasing share of …
-
Essay on Tax Enforcement, Optimal Monetary Policy and Labor Supply
… plays an important role in explaining agents' time allocation. Informal activities and tax enforcement policies can potentially explain the pattern of market work and tax rates in OECD countries; this has important welfare implications.
-
Academic advising, eh : a profile of undergraduate academic advising at Ontario universities
… also investigated academic advising duties and time allocation for these responsibilities in an attempt to relate theory to practice incorporating Vilfredo Pareto's theoretical underpinnings to confirm or negate the applicability of the Pareto Principle in relationship to time utilization by …
-
Three Essays on Social Networks
Finally I present a model of time allocation between formal and informal labor supply where workers learn of informal job opportunities from their peers in a social network. In addition to formal income taxation and enforcement, individuals labor supply decisions depend on the number of their peers …
-
The Functions of School Counselors in Northern Virginia Public Schools
… are posed: (1) How do counselors spend their time? (2) In what way do counselors want to change their allocation of time to various counseling activities? (3) How do school counselors feel about their preparation to perform various counseling activities? (4) What factors (work setting, gender, …
-
The Economic Impact of Wheelchairs for the Disabled in Ethiopia
… the possible channels of employment status and time allocation for the physically disabled? In order to improve opportunities for people with disability, it is imperative to know the effect that a wheelchair has on the lives of the disabled. Estimates from 261 participants across Addis Ababa, …
Page 1 of 5