The Effect of Paternal Retirement Age on Offspring’s Fertility Decision : An analysis based on the intergenerational transfer perspective

Yiyang  Shen; Qing  Yi; Xuanxuan  Li

doi:10.54691/bcpep.v6i.1773

Authors

Yiyang Shen
Qing Yi
Xuanxuan Li

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54691/bcpep.v6i.1773

Keywords:

Intergenerational transfer, Work-family Conflict, Fertility Decision.

Abstract

Recently, the conflicts between work and family are becoming more and more serious for the younger generation. The family intergenerational transfer is regarded as an effective balancing agent to ease conflicts and improve fertility, but it is affected by the retirement age of parents. Therefore, it is of great economic and policy significance to identify the relationship between paternal retirement age and offspring’s fertility decisions. In this paper, a regression discontinuity model is established based on the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) database. The results show that: (1) the parents beyond the retirement age have a positive influence on the offspring’s fertility; (2) When the number of children is more than one, it has a significant negative effect on offspring’s fertility decisions; (3) The income level of different families will also affect the influence of parents’ retirement age on offspring’s fertility decisions.

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