Elderly Parent Health and the Migration Decisions of Adult Children: Evidence from Rural China.
Recent research has shown that participation in migrant labor markets has led to substantial increases in income for families in rural China. This article addresses the question of how participation is effected by elderly parent health. We find that younger adults are less likely to work as migrants...
| Publicado en: | Demography Vol. 44; no. 2; pp. 265 - 289 |
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Springer Science & Business Media B.V.
May 2007
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| Sumario: | Recent research has shown that participation in migrant labor markets has led to substantial increases in income for families in rural China. This article addresses the question of how participation is effected by elderly parent health. We find that younger adults are less likely to work as migrants when a parent is ill. Poor health of an elderly parent has less impact on the probability of employment as a migrant when an adult child has siblings who may be available to provide care. We also highlight the potential importance of including information on nonresident family members when studying how parent illness and elder care requirements influence the labor supply decisions of adult children. Reprinted by permission of the publisher. |
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