Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/284366 
Year of Publication: 
2024
Series/Report no.: 
GLO Discussion Paper No. 1403
Publisher: 
Global Labor Organization (GLO), Essen
Abstract: 
This study documents increased intergenerational support for elderly parents in China among adults who were exposed to the "Later, Longer, Fewer" (LLF) family planning campaign in the 1970s. Using the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study, we identify adults of childbearing age whose fertility was reduced. We find LLF exposure increases the likelihood of wife's parents residing in the same household. As expected in a patrilineal society, the increase in support is realized by the husband's parents through more visits and financial transfers. Supporting our findings of stronger social networks, LLF exposure significantly increases the elderly parent's age at death.
Subjects: 
Fertility
China
"Later, Longer, Fewer" campaign
Family planning
Co-residency
Intergenerational transfers
Aging population
JEL: 
H31
I31
J13
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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