ABSTRACT
Domestic services represent a growing sector of the economy in many high- and upper-middle
income countries. Demand for domestic workers for eldercare is especially high as a result of the
rapid aging of the population in these countries.
ABSTRACT
This paper estimates the causal effect of retirement on grandchild care. We exploit the
exogenous variations in retirement status caused by China’s mandatory retirement age policy.
Abstract:
This paper empirically analyzes the impact of childcare costs on the labor force
participation and childcare utilization of migrant and local mothers of preschool-aged
children in urban China using data from the 2010 National Dynamic Monitoring
Survey of Floating Populations.
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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.
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This paper explores how religious and ethnic norms and gender relations interact across
the domestic and public spheres of work in rural China’s minority-concentrated regions.
We focus on the roles that childcare and household composition play in the work
decisions of prime-age married individuals of Muslim and non-Muslim ethnicity.
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