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Stuck in the Middle: Off-Farm Employment and Caregiving Among Middle-Aged Rural Chinese

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  • Shangyi Mao
  • Rachel Connelly
  • Xinxin Chen

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Using the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) 2011–12 baseline data, this contribution explores to what extent taking care of grandchildren and frail parents influences rural middle-aged Chinese adults’ off-farm employment. The findings show that, conditional on socioeconomic and demographic characteristics, taking care of grandchildren has a negative effect on rural middle-aged men's and women's off-farm job participation and hours worked. Caregiving for parents does not have the same negative effects on off-farm employment and hours worked. Furthermore, the study finds that annual earnings are also negatively affected by caregiving responsibilities, especially for women and men taking care of grandchildren.

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  • Shangyi Mao & Rachel Connelly & Xinxin Chen, 2018. "Stuck in the Middle: Off-Farm Employment and Caregiving Among Middle-Aged Rural Chinese," Feminist Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 24(2), pages 100-121, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:femeco:v:24:y:2018:i:2:p:100-121
    DOI: 10.1080/13545701.2017.1387670
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    1. Ma, Wanglin & Zhou, Xiaoshi & Renwick, Alan, 2019. "Impact of off-farm income on household energy expenditures in China: Implications for rural energy transition," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 127(C), pages 248-258.
    2. Qiuyi Huang & Xiaoping Zheng & Ruimei Wang, 2022. "The Impact of the Accessibility of Transportation Infrastructure on the Non-Farm Employment Choices of Rural Laborers: Empirical Analysis Based on China’s Micro Data," Land, MDPI, vol. 11(6), pages 1-15, June.

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