Retirement timing of women and the role of care responsibilities for grandchildren.
Retirement timing of women and the role of care responsibilities for grandchildren.
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DOI：
10.1007/s13524-015-0382-5
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发表时间：
2015-04
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影响因子：
3.5
通讯作者：
Vermeer SJ
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作者：
Lumsdaine RL;Vermeer SJ
本文认为，在接近退休年龄的妇女中，照顾孙子和退休之间的潜在关系。使用来自健康与退休研究（HRS）的47，444人波观察结果，我们发现新孙子的到来与退休风险增加8%以上相关，尽管几乎没有整体证据表明护理/退休相互作用。我们的文件，虽然家庭特征似乎是最重要的因素驱动的护理决定，他们也是退休的重要决定因素。相比之下，虽然养老金和退休人员健康保险等财务激励措施对退休的影响最大，但与外部收入相关的机会成本似乎对祖母是否提供护理影响不大。几乎没有证据表明，照顾孙辈与照顾年迈的父母或从事志愿活动之间存在替代关系;照顾孙辈被视为一项额外的责任。我们的研究结果表明，旨在延长工作寿命的政策可能需要考虑照顾孙子的责任作为一个抵消因素，而这些政策侧重于照顾孙子也可能影响老年劳动力的组成。
This paper considers the potential relationship between providing care for grandchildren and retirement, among women nearing retirement age. Using 47,444 person-wave observations from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), we find the arrival of a new grandchild is associated with a more than eight percent increase in the retirement hazard despite little overall evidence of a care/retirement interaction. We document that while family characteristics seem to be the most important factors driving the care decision, they are also important determinants of retirement. In contrast, while financial incentives such as pensions and retiree health insurance have the largest influence on retirement, the opportunity cost associated with outside income seems to have little effect on whether or not a grandmother provides care. There is little evidence of substitution between caring for grandchildren versus providing care for elderly parents or engaging in volunteer activities; grandchild care is instead taken on as an additional responsibility. Our findings suggest that policies aimed at prolonging worklife may need to consider grandchild care responsibilities as a countervailing factor while those policies focused on grandchild care may also affect elderly labor force composition.