Parental health penalty on adult children’s employment: Gender differences and long-term consequences

Jiayi Wen () and Haili Huang

Journal of Health Economics, 2024, vol. 95, issue C

Abstract: This study examines the gender-specific and enduring impacts of parental health shocks on adult children’s employment in China, where both formal care and health insurance are limited. Using an event-study approach, we establish a causal link between parental health shocks and a notable decline in female employment, which persists for at least six years following the shock. Male employment, however, exhibits minimal change on average, although this conceals an increase among poor families, indicating a channel beyond heightened informal care. Our findings underscore the consequences of “growing old before getting rich” for developing countries.

Keywords: Gender inequality; Female labor supply; Health shock; Aging (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D13 I10 J22 O15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2024.102886

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