Impact of Childcare and Eldercare on Off-farm Activities in Rural China
文献类型：SCI/SSCI论文
| 作者 | Qiao F. B.; Rozelle, S.; Zhang, L. X.; Yao, Y.; Zhang, J. |
| 发表日期 | 2015 |
| 关键词 | childcare China eldercare gender migration J11 J16 J22 labor migration education employment reform urban work challenges returns growth system |
| 英文摘要 | Using individual data collected in rural China and adopting Heckman's two-step function, we examined the impact of childcare and eldercare on laborers' off-farm activities. Our study finds that having school-aged children has a negative impact on rural laborers' migration decisions and a positive impact on their decision to work in the local off-farm employment market. As grandparents can help to take care of young children, the impact of preschoolers is insignificant. Having elderly family to care for decreases the income earned by female members of the family. Although both men and women are actively engaged in off-farm employment today in rural China, this study shows that women are still the primary care providers for both children and the elderly. Therefore, reforming public school enrollment and high school/college entrance examination systems so that migrant children can stay with their parents, this will help rural laborers to migrate to cities. The present study also calls for more public services for preschoolers and the elderly in rural China. |
| 出处 | China & World Economy |
| 卷 | 23 |
| 期 | 2 |
| 页 | 100-120 |
| 收录类别 | SCI |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| ISSN号 | 1671-2234 |
| 源URL | [http://ir.igsnrr.ac.cn/handle/311030/38477]  |
| 专题 | 地理科学与资源研究所_历年回溯文献 |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Qiao F. B.,Rozelle, S.,Zhang, L. X.,et al. Impact of Childcare and Eldercare on Off-farm Activities in Rural China. 2015. |
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来源：地理科学与资源研究所
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