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Modelling the influence of caring for the elderly on migration: estimates and evidence from Indonesia

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  • Anu Rammohan
  • Elisabetta Magnani

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In a society where children are expected to support the elderly, the ill health of an elderly parent is likely to influence an individual's propensity to migrate. Using data from the Indonesian Family Life Survey, we examine the manner in which the responsibility to care for an elderly parent who is in poor health affects the migration decisions of working-age adults. Our analysis suggests that individuals will be less likely to migrate if they have elderly parents who are in poor health. These findings are robust to specifications using alternative measures of poor health.

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  • Anu Rammohan & Elisabetta Magnani, 2012. "Modelling the influence of caring for the elderly on migration: estimates and evidence from Indonesia," Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 48(3), pages 399-420, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:bindes:v:48:y:2012:i:3:p:399-420
    DOI: 10.1080/00074918.2012.728652
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    1. Jan Priebe, 2017. "Old‐age Poverty in Indonesia: Measurement Issues and Living Arrangements," Development and Change, International Institute of Social Studies, vol. 48(6), pages 1362-1385, November.
    2. Yi, Fujin & Liu, Chang & Xu, Zhigang, 2019. "Identifying the effects of migration on parental health: Evidence from left-behind elders in China," China Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 54(C), pages 218-236.
    3. Kumar, Sneha, 2021. "Offspring's labor migration and its implications for elderly parents' emotional wellbeing in Indonesia," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 276(C).
    4. Elizabeth Wianto & Elty Sarvia & Chien-Hsu Chen, 2021. "Authoritative Parents and Dominant Children as the Center of Communication for Sustainable Healthy Aging," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(6), pages 1-18, March.
    5. Liu, C. & Yi, F. & Xu, Z., 2018. "Identifying the Effects of Migration on Parental Health: Evidence from Left-Behind Elders in China," 2018 Conference, July 28-August 2, 2018, Vancouver, British Columbia 276975, International Association of Agricultural Economists.

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