Grandparent-provided childcare and labor force participation of mothers with preschool children in Urban China

Autor: Xiao-yuan Dong, Yinyu Zhang, Fenglian Du
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: China Population and Development Studies. 2:347-368
ISSN: 2523-8965
2096-448X
DOI: 10.1007/s42379-018-00020-3
Popis: This paper investigates the effects of grandparent-provided childcare and the access to daycare services on the labor force participation of mothers with children under 7 years old in urban China. Using two-stage residual inclusion method, the analysis finds that grandparent-provided childcare and the access to daycare services both have strong positive effects on maternal labor force participation (MLFP). Specifically, having grandparent-provided childcare increases MLFP by 38–43%, whereas having access to daycare services increases MLFP by 24–29%. The analysis also finds that having a healthy grandmother is a significant determinant in whether grandparent-provided childcare is utilized and that the demand for grandparent-provided childcare is higher in localities in which daycare services for children under 3 years old are more expensive. These results indicate that grandparents, particularly grandmothers, play an important role in sustaining MLFP, particularly as the supply of publicly funded daycare programs is declining.
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