Ageing and the Family in Indonesia: An Exploration of the Effect of Elderly Care-Giving on Female Labor Supply

Authors

  • Elisabetta Magnani
  • Anu Rammohan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25071/1874-6322.23684

Abstract

In developing countries, the absence of universal social safety nets frequently necessitates co-residence between older parents and adult children for the provision of elderly care. In this article we use the 2000 Indonesian Family Life Survey (IFLS 3) to distinguish between co-residence with and care-giving for the elderly and examine the impact of care-giving for elderly household members on the labor supply decisions of co-resident working-age adults. After controlling for the potential endogeneity of co-residing decisions and the selection bias arising from such endogeneity, our results suggest that care-giving reduces the margins of labor supply, both the intensive (working hours) and extensive (participation) margins. This effect is particularly strong in samples of female adults.

Published

2009-12-15

How to Cite

Magnani, E., & Rammohan, A. (2009). Ageing and the Family in Indonesia: An Exploration of the Effect of Elderly Care-Giving on Female Labor Supply. Journal of Income Distribution®, 18(3-4), 110. https://doi.org/10.25071/1874-6322.23684