Although rural-urban mobility provides migrant workers with opportunities to generate income and achieve prosperity,due to limited resource endowments and the segmented urban-rural dual structure,migrant workers are relatively insufficient in human capital accumulation and access to social security,making them more susceptible to falling into working poverty.The support system for preschool childcare is an essential part of fertility security and improving women's employment difficulties.However,few scholars have focused on the poverty reduction effect and mechanism of preschool childcare mode other than parental care.Based on the 2016 China Migrant Dynamic Survey(CMDS),this paper empirically explores the impact of preschool childcare methods on working poverty among migrant workers.The results show that both formal and informal care for children significantly inhibit the working poverty of migrant workers and the conclusion remains stable after endogeneity treatment.Compared to informal care,formal care provides more robust and more stable care support for families,with a stronger inhibitory effect on working poverty.Regarding impact mechanisms,formal and informal care for children can promote parental participation in work,thereby inhibiting poverty,with a more substantial promotional effect on women.Formal care can also inhibit poverty by increasing the work density of migrant workers.Based on the results,this article proposes policy recommendations for strengthening the construction of a formal childcare system,alleviating the burden of female care,and addressing poverty among migrant workers.This study contributes to deepening the understanding of working poverty issues,provides a new perspective on poverty reduction through childcare services for addressing working poverty among migrant workers,and is of great significance for promoting the construction of the preschool childcare system and releasing the labor potential of migrant workers,especially female groups.
关键词
工作贫困/相对贫困/正规照料/非正规照料/农民工
Key words
working poverty/relative poverty/formal care/informal care/migrant workers
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