abstract: 'The contribution explores the time-use dimensions of the individual

  well-being of home-based workers in Thailand''s urban squatter

  communities to demonstrate how time-use patterns provide information

  regarding individual experiences in performing economic activities that

  affect quality of life. The study focuses on two groups of home-based

  workers: the self-employed, and those who work for a contractor. Using

  an individual-level well-being index that takes into account income, the

  capabilities related to education, and work intensity, the authors

  examine by OLS and GME techniques the varied factors that affect the

  well-being of home-based workers. The findings show that women workers

  experience a higher incidence of work intensity and hence lower quality

  of life compared with men. A better understanding of the factors that

  promote or lower well-being can help policy-makers design more effective

  programs and economic and social policies.'
affiliation: 'Floro, MS (Corresponding Author), American Univ, Dept Econ, 4400 Massachusetts
  Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016 USA.

  Floro, Maria S., American Univ, Dept Econ, Washington, DC 20016 USA.'
article-number: PII 926679072
author: Floro, Maria S. and Pichetpongsa, Anant
author-email: 'mfloro@american.edu

  nan1975@hotmail.com'
author_list:
- family: Floro
  given: Maria S.
- family: Pichetpongsa
  given: Anant
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1080/13545701.2010.499657
eissn: 1466-4372
files: []
issn: 1354-5701
journal: FEMINIST ECONOMICS
keywords: 'Well-being; time use; work intensity; home-based workers; informal

  sector'
keywords-plus: ALLOCATION; INEQUALITY; EMPLOYMENT; EDUCATION; WOMEN; TIME
language: English
number: '3'
number-of-cited-references: '51'
pages: 5-44
papis_id: e2580959ba108406daba98367478cbb4
ref: Floro2010genderwork
times-cited: '26'
title: Gender, Work Intensity, and Well-Being of Thai Home-Based Workers
type: Article
unique-id: WOS:000281731500002
usage-count-last-180-days: '1'
usage-count-since-2013: '24'
volume: '16'
web-of-science-categories: Economics; Women's Studies
year: '2010'