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10 May 2019
20191557446400000
No. 108

Alternative Boomerang Kids, Intergenerational Co-residence, and Maternal Labor Supply

Lusi LiaoSasiwimon Warunsiri Paweenawat

Abstract

This study investigates the boomerang phenomenon among adult children in Thailand. We estimate the effect of having children on co-residence between parents and adult children using Socio-Economic Survey panel data. We find that adult children who have moved out tend to move back in with their parents after having children to save time and money on childcare. The presence of young children increases the likelihood of intergenerational co-residence by over 30%. This study is the first to provide empirical evidence of boomerang kids in an Asian context, which is distinctive compared with Western countries. The relationship between intergenerational co-residence and the maternal labor supply is also examined using the instrumental variable approach based on the cross-sectional Labor Force Survey, which has data covering over 30 years. Our results show that co-residence increases the female labor supply by 21% and also extends women's working hours by 10 hours.

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Liao, L., & Paweenawat, S. W. (2022). Alternative boomerang kids, intergenerational co-residence, and maternal labor supply. Review of Economics of the Household, 20(2), 609–634.

Lusi Liao
Lusi Liao
Baoshan University
Sasiwimon Warunsiri Paweenawat
Sasiwimon Warunsiri Paweenawat
Thammasat University
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JEL: D10J11J12J13J21J22C23C26
Tags: boomerang kidsintergenerational co-residenceinformal childcarematernal labor supplyasiathailand
The views expressed in this workshop do not necessarily reflect the views of the Puey Ungphakorn Institute for Economic Research or the Bank of Thailand.
Lusi Liao
Lusi Liao
Baoshan University
Sasiwimon Warunsiri Paweenawat
Sasiwimon Warunsiri Paweenawat
Thammasat University

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