Autori
Marenzi, Anna
Pagani, Laura

Titolo
The impact of elder parents on italian women's labour market partecipation
Periodico
Università degli Studi dell'Insubria. Dipartimento di Economia. Quaderni di ricerca
Anno: 2003 - Fascicolo: 18 - Pagina iniziale: 1 - Pagina finale: 28

This article empirically examines the labour market participation of Italian women with special emphasis on the role of intergenerational family links, using data drawn from the Bank of Italy’s 2000 Survey of Household Income and Wealth(SHIW). Co-residing and non-co-residing elderly people may play an important role in explaining the work patterns of women. First, they discourage the work participation of women, by requiring unpaid help; secondly, they also provide household services such as child care, increasing the supply of labour by women. Our estimates show that informal care for the elderly decreases labour market participation, and that unpaid help provided by elderly parents increases the probability of being engaged in paid work.



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