Working and caring. The simultaneous decision of labor force participation, informal long-term care and childcare services in Mexico

Edwin van Gameren and Durfari Velandia Naranjo ()
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Durfari Velandia Naranjo: Fundación Santa Fé de Bogotá

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Abstract: We analyze factors determining women’s decisions to participate 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.

Keywords: labor; force; participation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012-05
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