The impact of elder care on women's labor supply.
Adult daughters traditionally have served as primary caregivers for frail unmarried adults, but the levels of care they have provided in the past may interfere with their growing work responsibilities. This paper examines the impact of time transfers to elderly parents on labor supply at midlife. Using a sample of women ages 55 to 67 in the Health and Retirement Study, we estimate panel data models of annual hours of paid work controlling for the endogeneity of time assistance to parents. The results indicate that time help to parents strongly reduces female labor supply at midlife.
Johnson
Richard W
RW
Urban Institute, 2100 M St., N.W., Washington DC 20037, USA. rjohnson@ui.urban.org
Lo Sasso
Anthony T
AT
D000368:Aged; D017028:Caregivers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003625:Data Collection; D003657:Decision Making; D004651:Employment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005190:Family; D017407:Family Leave; D005260:Female; D016330:Frail Elderly; D006379:Helping Behavior; D006701:Home Nursing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015233:Models, Statistical; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States; D014931:Women, Working / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*