Policy, Research, and External Affairs WORKING PAPERS Women In Development Population and Human Resources Department The WorldBank September 1990 WPS503 Household Production, Time Allocation, and Welfare in Peru John Dagsvik and Rolf Aaberge Simulation exercises suggest that it is difficult to reduce in- equalities in per capita consumption by changing wage and education policies. -.9A The Policy, Research, and External Affairs Complex distributes PRE Working Papers todiss5cninate the findings of work in progress and to encourage the exchange of ideas among Bank staff and all others interested in developmcnt issues These pap 5s cary the names of the authors, re:lect only their views, and should be used and cited accordingly. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions are the authors' own. They should not be attributed to the World Bank. its Board of Directors, it. management, or any of its member countries. Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized