WORKING AND CARING: THE SIMULTANEOUS DECISION OF LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION AND INFORMAL ELDERLY AND CHILD SUPPORT ACTIVITIES IN MEXICO
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1 décembre 2015
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10.7764/LAJE.52.2.117
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Labor force participation elderly care care for (grand)children multigenerational households seemingly unrelated regression modelSujets proches
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Edwin van Gameren et al., « WORKING AND CARING: THE SIMULTANEOUS DECISION OF LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION AND INFORMAL ELDERLY AND CHILD SUPPORT ACTIVITIES IN MEXICO », Latin American Journal of Economics, ID : 10670/1.dk5j7f
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We analyze factors determining women’s decisions to particípate in the labor market and provide elderly care and nonfinancial support to their (grand)children. We use data from the Mexican Health and Aging Study, a survey of people aged 50 and over, applying a three-equation, reduced-form SUR model. Results suggest that care needs are the driving force behind caregiving activities. Traditional roles also appear to be relevant in the labor force participation decision: women with a closer labor market connection when they were young are more likely to work. Simulations of demographic changes illustrate potential effects for future caregiving and participation rates.