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Durable Ownership, Time Allocation, and Female Labor Force Participation: Evidence from China’s “Home Appliances to the Countryside” Rebate

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  • Ishani Tewari
  • Yabin Wang

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We estimate the effect of labor-saving household technologies on female labor force participation. To establish the causal link between home durable ownership and household time allocation, we exploit price shocks generated by the Home Appliances to the Countryside promotion, a rebate offered by the Chinese government to rural households for appliances such as refrigerators and washing machines. Following the rebate, eligible households had higher durable ownership, significant reductions in housework, and sizable increases in market work time and female labor force participation. In particular, we find that time reallocation is driven by females, rather than males, in the household. Further, females with primary-only education are most likely to adopt appliances, reduce housework, and participate in the labor market.

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  • Ishani Tewari & Yabin Wang, 2021. "Durable Ownership, Time Allocation, and Female Labor Force Participation: Evidence from China’s “Home Appliances to the Countryside” Rebate," Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press, vol. 70(1), pages 87-127.
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    DOI: 10.1086/706824
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    1. Junhui Shi & Fang Wang & Huan Wang, 2022. "The Effect of Household Technology on Child Health: Evidence from China’s “Home Appliances Going to the Countryside” Policy," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(19), pages 1-19, September.
    2. Anti, Sebastian & Zhang, Zhihui, 2023. "Roads, women’s employment, and gender equity: Evidence from Cambodia," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 171(C).
    3. Eva‐Maria Egger & Aslihan Arslan & Emanuele Zucchini, 2022. "Does connectivity reduce gender gaps in off‐farm employment? Evidence from 12 low‐ and middle‐income countries," Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 44(1), pages 197-218, March.

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