Reemployment after Retirement and Perceived Caregiver Availability of the Empty Nesters in China
The report of the Twentieth National Congress of the Communist Party of China clearly emphasized that it is crucial to"perfect the services for older people who are alone and widowed"and"continue to make efforts to provide for older people".As major social issues,alleviating the care dilemma of the empty nesters and encouraging older individuals to reemploy after retirement need more policy attention.In this study,reemployment after retirement has been classified based on three dimensions:whether to work after retirement,working duration,and working willingness.This study aims to examine the effect of labor participation after retirement on perceived caregiver availability,using the Harmonized CHARLS dataset.The results show that:First,reemployment after retirement of the empty nesters is positively associated with perceived caregiver availability compared to the regular retirees.Second,both indirect and continuous labor participation after retirement have a significant positive impact on perceived caregiver availability.Third,the positive association with perceived caregiver availabilityis only observed among empty nesters who keep working after retirement with active working willingness.Fourth,this positive association is based on close intergenerational relations,such as economic support and emotional communication from children to older adults in empty-nest families.Our study provides a valuable reference for optimizing the delayed retirement policy and solving the problem of elderly care.
Empty NestersReemployment after RetirementWorking WillingnessCare PerceptionIntergenerational Relations
万方数据
维普
