Gender, Low-Paid Status, and Time Poverty in Urban China
利用2008年中国时间利用调查和家庭收入项目数据，估计了城市男女劳动者的时间贫困率，发现女性和低薪劳动者更易陷入时间贫困，并模拟了加强工时监管和提高最低工资的减贫效果。
Using synthetic data from the 2008 China Time Use Survey (CTUS) and the 2008 China Household Income Project (CHIP), this study estimates time-poverty rates and compares the profiles of time-poor men and women workers in urban China. In line with previous research, time poverty is defined as a lack of enough time for rest and leisure. Three time-poverty measures are adopted. By all three measures, women paid workers and low-paid workers account for a disproportionate share of the time poor. Regression analysis further shows that, other things being equal, workers who are women, low-paid, married, and who live with children or the elderly in counties with higher overtime rates and lower minimum wage standards are more likely to be time poor. Simulations indicate that enforcing working time regulations and raising minimum wage standards could be effective for reducing time poverty.