Does Leisure Time Use Contribute to a Wage Increase of the Thai People?
This paper develops models to analyze the
relationship between leisure time and wage change. Using Thailand-s
Time Use Survey and Labor Force Survey data, the estimation of
wage changes in response to leisure time change indicates that media
receiving, personal care and social participation and volunteer
activities are the ones that significantly raise hourly wages. Thus, the
finding suggests the stimulation in time use for media access to
enhance knowledge and productivity, personal care for attractiveness
and healthiness in order to raise productivity, and social activities to
develop connections for possible future opportunities including wage
increase. These activities should be promoted for productive leisure
time and for welfare improvement.
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79 (1), 1971, pp. 56-76.
[2] R. Gronau, "Leisure, Home Production and Work--The Theory of the
Allocation of Time Revisited," The Journal of Political Economy. 85
(6), 1977, pp. 1099-1123.
[3] T. Yamada, T. Yamada and J. M. Kang, "A study of Time Allocation of
Japanese Households", Japan and the World Economy, 11, 1999, pp. 41-
45.
[4] W. Lehr and F. R. Lichtenberg, "Computer Use and Productivity Growth
in Federal Government Agencies, 1987-1992," Working Paper No.
5616. National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), 1996,
Cambridge, M.A.
[5] M. Maliranta and P. Rouvinen, "Informational Mobility and
Productivity: Finnish Evidence," Economics of Innovation and New
Technology. 15 (6), 2006, pp. 605-616.
[6] D. S. Harmermesh and J. E. Biddle," Beauty and Labor Market," The
American Economic Review, 84 (5), 2001, pp. 1174-1194.
[7] O. Gergaud and V. Ginsburgh. Success: Talent, Intelligence or Beauty?,
2010, Retrieved September 18, 2010 from
http://olivier.gergaud.free.fr/files/Success.pdf
[8] G. Nana, K. Sanderson and M. Goodchild, "Economic Impact of Sport",
BERL ref# 4084. Hong Kong Sport Development Board, 2002,
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=rep1&type=pdf
[9] World Health Organization, Health and Development Through Physical
Activity and Sport, 2003, Retrieved August 20, 2010 from
http://whqlibdoc.who.int/hq/2003/WHO_NMH_NPH_PAH_03.2.pdf
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Second Report on Current Vocational Training Research in Europe:
Executive Summary," Codefop Reference Series. Luxembourg: EUROP,
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[11] Y. Ioannides, M. Yannis and A. R. Soetevent, "Wages and Employment
in a Random Social Network with Arbitrary Degree Distribution,"
Consequences of Social Interactions. 96 (2), 2006, pp. 270-274.
[12] O. Bandier, I. Barankay and I. Rasul, "Social Connections and
Incentives in the Workplace: Evidence from Personnel Data,"
Econometrica, 77 (4), 2009, pp. 1047-1094.
[13] Brynjolfsson, Erik, Beyond the Productivity Paradox: Computers are the
Catalyst for Bigger Changes, 1998, Retrieved September 3, 2010 from
http://ebusiness.mit.edu/erik/bpp.pdf
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Transfer and ICT on the Level of Labor Productivity in Mexico: An
International Comparative Analysis. Communications of the IBIMA, 2
(22), 2008, pp. 163-173.
[1] J. D. Owen, "The Demand for Leisure," Journal of Political Economy,
79 (1), 1971, pp. 56-76.
[2] R. Gronau, "Leisure, Home Production and Work--The Theory of the
Allocation of Time Revisited," The Journal of Political Economy. 85
(6), 1977, pp. 1099-1123.
[3] T. Yamada, T. Yamada and J. M. Kang, "A study of Time Allocation of
Japanese Households", Japan and the World Economy, 11, 1999, pp. 41-
45.
[4] W. Lehr and F. R. Lichtenberg, "Computer Use and Productivity Growth
in Federal Government Agencies, 1987-1992," Working Paper No.
5616. National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), 1996,
Cambridge, M.A.
[5] M. Maliranta and P. Rouvinen, "Informational Mobility and
Productivity: Finnish Evidence," Economics of Innovation and New
Technology. 15 (6), 2006, pp. 605-616.
[6] D. S. Harmermesh and J. E. Biddle," Beauty and Labor Market," The
American Economic Review, 84 (5), 2001, pp. 1174-1194.
[7] O. Gergaud and V. Ginsburgh. Success: Talent, Intelligence or Beauty?,
2010, Retrieved September 18, 2010 from
http://olivier.gergaud.free.fr/files/Success.pdf
[8] G. Nana, K. Sanderson and M. Goodchild, "Economic Impact of Sport",
BERL ref# 4084. Hong Kong Sport Development Board, 2002,
Retrieved September 10, 2010 from
http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.123.8386&rep
=rep1&type=pdf
[9] World Health Organization, Health and Development Through Physical
Activity and Sport, 2003, Retrieved August 20, 2010 from
http://whqlibdoc.who.int/hq/2003/WHO_NMH_NPH_PAH_03.2.pdf
[10] P. Descy and M. Tessaring, "Training and Learning for Competence:
Second Report on Current Vocational Training Research in Europe:
Executive Summary," Codefop Reference Series. Luxembourg: EUROP,
2001.
[11] Y. Ioannides, M. Yannis and A. R. Soetevent, "Wages and Employment
in a Random Social Network with Arbitrary Degree Distribution,"
Consequences of Social Interactions. 96 (2), 2006, pp. 270-274.
[12] O. Bandier, I. Barankay and I. Rasul, "Social Connections and
Incentives in the Workplace: Evidence from Personnel Data,"
Econometrica, 77 (4), 2009, pp. 1047-1094.
[13] Brynjolfsson, Erik, Beyond the Productivity Paradox: Computers are the
Catalyst for Bigger Changes, 1998, Retrieved September 3, 2010 from
http://ebusiness.mit.edu/erik/bpp.pdf
[14] Marcela, C.; Revilla, E. and Jenny, Ruiz G., Implications of Knowledge
Transfer and ICT on the Level of Labor Productivity in Mexico: An
International Comparative Analysis. Communications of the IBIMA, 2
(22), 2008, pp. 163-173.
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relationship between leisure time and wage change. Using Thailand-s
Time Use Survey and Labor Force Survey data, the estimation of
wage changes in response to leisure time change indicates that media
receiving, personal care and social participation and volunteer
activities are the ones that significantly raise hourly wages. Thus, the
finding suggests the stimulation in time use for media access to
enhance knowledge and productivity, personal care for attractiveness
and healthiness in order to raise productivity, and social activities to
develop connections for possible future opportunities including wage
increase. These activities should be promoted for productive leisure
time and for welfare improvement.", keywords = "Leisure, wage, time use, Thailand.", volume = "7", number = "5", pages = "1199-4", }
