The conference will cover issues and topics related to time allocation. Our primary interest is in papers that utilize time-use data in:

• Investigating the determinants of time allocation by gender, and other demographic and economic characteristics (e.g. by family-type or employment status)
  
• Valuing unpaid household work
  
• Developing measures of individual or household economic well-being that includes unpaid household production
  
• The distribution of household production and augmented measures of household well-being.

We are also interested in papers that address:

• Problems of statistical methodology and data in dealing with the topics listed above
  
• Problems associated with theoretical perspectives and models used in dealing with the topics listed above
  
• Incorporation of the value of household production in national income accounts

We plan to give special preference to studies that attempt international comparisons. Scholars working in areas other than economics, such as sociology and gender studies are also encouraged to submit proposals. The conference will take place at the Levy Institute(www.levy.org), which is located in Annandale-on-the-Hudson, about 100 miles north of New York City in the beautiful Hudson River Valley. The Levy Institute will cover normal travel expenses to and from the conference and accommodation expenses.

If you are interested in presenting a paper, please send an abstract (about 500 words) of your proposed paper to both Edward Wolff [ew1@nyu.edu] and Ajit Zacharias [zacharia@levy.org] by March 15, 2005. Notification of decisions will be made by April 15, 2005.

December 23, 2004.