Stuck in the Middle: Off-Farm Employment and Caregiving Among Middle-Aged Rural Chinese

被引：19

作者：

Mao, Shangyi ^{[1
]}

Connelly, Rachel ^{[2
]}

Chen, Xinxin ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Guangdong Univ Foreign Studies, Sch Finance, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, Peoples R China

[2] Bowdoin Coll, Econ, 9700 Coll Stn, Brunswick, ME 04011 USA

[3] Peking Univ, Beijing 100871, Peoples R China

来源：

FEMINIST ECONOMICS | 2018年 / 24卷 / 02期

关键词：

Childcare; middle-aged; labor force participation; labor supply; rural economic development; eldercare; INFORMAL CARE; CHILD-CARE; LABOR; WORK; PARENTS; GENDER; WOMEN;

D O I：

10.1080/13545701.2017.1387670

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

Using the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) 2011-12 baseline data, this contribution explores to what extent taking care of grandchildren and frail parents influences rural middle-aged Chinese adults' off-farm employment. The findings show that, conditional on socioeconomic and demographic characteristics, taking care of grandchildren has a negative effect on rural middle-aged men's and women's off-farm job participation and hours worked. Caregiving for parents does not have the same negative effects on off-farm employment and hours worked. Furthermore, the study finds that annual earnings are also negatively affected by caregiving responsibilities, especially for women and men taking care of grandchildren.

引用

页码：100 / 121

页数：22

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