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The role of coresidency with adult children in the labor force participation decisions of older men and women in China

Connelly, Rachel; Maurer-Fazio, Margaret; Zhang, Dandan - 2014

Over the course of China's economic reforms, a pronounced divergence in the labor force participation patterns of rural and urban elders emerged - rural elders increased their rates of participation while urban elders reduced theirs. In this project, based on the data of the Chinese population...

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Egyptian men working abroad: Labor supply responses by the women left behind

Binzel, Christine; Assaad, Ragui - 2011

Female labor force participation has remained low in Egypt. This paper examines whether male international migration … find a decrease in wage work in both rural and urban areas. However, women living in rural areas and affected by migration …

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Marriage, work, and migration : the role of infrastructure development and gender norms

Amirapu, Amrit; Asadullah, Mohammad Niaz; Wahhaj, Zaki - 2019

Traditional gender norms can restrict independent migration by women, preventing them from taking advantage of economic … engage in long-distance migration-if they are wealthy enough to match with the desirable migrating grooms. Guided by a model … in which women make marriage and migration decisions jointly, we hypothesize that marriage and labour markets will be …

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Marriage, work and migration : the role of infrastructure development and gender norms

Amirapu, Amrit; Asadullah, Mohammad Niaz; Wahhaj, Zaki - 2018

Traditional gender norms can restrict independent migration by women, thus preventing them from taking advantage of … using marriage to engage in long-distance migration - if they are wealthy enough to match with the desirable migrating … grooms. Guided by a model in which women make marriage and migration decisions jointly, we hypothesize that marriage and …

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Women : walking and waiting for water the time value of public water supply

Groß, Elena; Günther, Isabel; Schipper, Youdi - 2013

Public funding of water supply infrastructure in developing countries is often justified by the expectation that the time spent on water collection significantly decreases, leading to increased labor force participation of women. In this study we empirically test this hypothesis by applying a...

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Impacts of state paid family leave policies for older workers with spouses or parents in poor health

Braga, Breno; Butrica, Barbara A.; Mudrazija, Stipica; … - 2022

Since 2004 six states plus Washington, DC have implemented laws that provide paid leave benefits to workers caring for family members who have a disability or serious medical condition. Focusing on the most established state programs - California and New Jersey - this paper investigates whether...

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Impacts of State Paid Family Leave Policies for Older Workers with Spouses or Parents in Poor Health

Braga, Breno; Butrica, Barbara A.; Mudrazija, Stipica; … - 2022

Since 2004 six states plus Washington, DC have implemented laws that provide paid leave benefits to workers caring for family members who have a disability or serious medical condition. Focusing on the most established state programs-California and New Jersey-this paper investigates whether paid...

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The Effect of a Delayed Retirement Policy on Female Labor Supply : Evidence from the Entire Dutch Population

Zulkarnain, Alice - 2019

This paper studies the effect of a delayed retirement policy on female labor supply in the Netherlands. The policy which offers a tax credit for each year of work beyond the age of 62 was introduced in 2009. Using a Difference-in-Differences framework, this study finds that eligibility for the...

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Juggling paid work and elderly care provision in Japan: does a flexible work environment help family caregivers cope?

Niimi, Yoko - 2021

Using unique data from a Japanese survey, this paper examines whether flexible work arrangements targeted specifically at workers with caregiving responsibilities under the Child Care and Family Care Leave Act help family caregivers reconcile paid work with care provision. The regression results...

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Labour supply and informal care responses to health shocks within couples : evidence from the UKHLS

Macchioni Giaquinto, Annarita; Jones, Andrew M.; Rice, Nigel - 2021

Shocks to health have been shown to reduce labour supply for the individual affected. Less is known about household self-insurance through a partner's response to a health shock. Previous studies have presented inconclusive empirical evidence on the existence of a healthrelated 'added worker...

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