Elderly Health, Wealth and Coresidence with Adult Children in Rural India
Little is known about the living conditions of a growing number of elderly in India who predominantly coreside with their children. Mutual sharing of responsibilities is important in coresidency arrangements involving exchange of financial and other services between the elderly and their coresident children. The paper focuses on health and wealth effects of elderly coresidency arrangements. In an attempt to redress the resultant endogeneity bias, we estimate a correlated recursive system of equations. There is evidence that the probability of coresidence is lower for those disadvantaged older elderly who lack health, wealth or both, thus necessitating social protection.
Year of publication: |
2006-06
|
---|---|
Authors: | Pal, Sarmistha |
Institutions: | Economics and Finance Section, School of Social Sciences, Brunel University |
Saved in:
freely available
Saved in favorites
Similar items by person
-
Pal, Sarmistha, (2006)
-
OLD AGE POVERTY IN THE INDIAN STATES:WHAT DO THE HOUSEHOLD DATA TELL US?
Pal, Sarmistha, (2006)
-
Understanding the Effects of Siblings on Child Mortality: Evidence from India
Makepeace, Gerald, (2006)
- More ...