The Trade-Off Between Hours of Paid Employment and Time Assistance to Elderly Parents at Midlife

TitleThe Trade-Off Between Hours of Paid Employment and Time Assistance to Elderly Parents at Midlife
Publication TypeReport
Year of Publication2000
AuthorsJohnson, RW, LoSasso, AT
Series TitleThe Urban Institute Research Report
InstitutionThe Urban Institute
CityWashington, D.C.
KeywordsAdult children, Demographics, Health Conditions and Status, Healthcare
Abstract

Although the family has traditionally been the primary caregiver for the frail elderly, the rising labor force participation rates of married women may interfere with their historical caregiving responsibilities. This paper explores time transfers to elderly parents and their impact on labor supply for persons at midlife. We estimate simultaneous panel data models of annual hours of paid work and the provision of time assistance to parents for a sample of men and women ages 53-65 in the Health and Retirement Study. Our results indicate that time help to parents substantially reduces labor supply for both women and men.

URLhttps://www.urban.org/research/publication/trade-between-hours-paid-employment-and-time-assistance-elderly-parents-midlife
Endnote Keywords

Aged, 80 and Over/Transfers/Caregiving/Middle Age/Parent

Endnote ID

6644

Citation Key5408