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Motivation of Parent-Child Co-residence Behavior: Evidence from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study
文献类型：期刊
通讯作者：Wang, XH (reprint author), Renmin Univ China, Sch Econ, Beijing, Peoples R China.
期刊名称：CHINA & WORLD ECONOMY
年：2019
卷：27
期：2
页码：66-85
ISSN：1671-2234
关键词：China; lifecycle; one-child policy; parent-child co-residence; social norm
所属部门：经济学院
摘要：This paper examines the motivations of parent-child co-residence behavior in China using data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study. We test three possible motives: social norms, self-interest and altruism. We find that social norms play an important role in household co-residence behavior, showing that the belief that "sons take care of parents" is strong, and children in different birth orders take different responsibilities. Taking the one-child policy as a natural experimen ...More
This paper examines the motivations of parent-child co-residence behavior in China using data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study. We test three possible motives: social norms, self-interest and altruism. We find that social norms play an important role in household co-residence behavior, showing that the belief that "sons take care of parents" is strong, and children in different birth orders take different responsibilities. Taking the one-child policy as a natural experiment, we compared co-residence behavior between only-child and multi-child families. This allowed us to test whether children in multi-child families with wealthier parents more often co-reside in order to compete for a bequest. We find that parents' wealth is more appealing to children in multi-child families. The results support the life cycle theory that co-residence decisions are motivated by self-interest. We also find some evidence of altruism when parents and children make co-residence decisions. These findings provide some insights for designing future elder-support policies in China. ...Hide

DOI：10.1111/cwe.12275
百度学术：Motivation of Parent-Child Co-residence Behavior: Evidence from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study
语言：外文
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基金：Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities and Research Funds of Renmin University of China [17XNL008]
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