Thai 
English 
Abstract:
This study better explains children’s engagement in economic work and housework by examining its relationship with parents’ labor force participation. It also explores how parents’ employment type is associated with children’s involvement in work activities. Using Thailand’s labor force and time use surveys, our multivariate regression results show that girls actively participate in economic activities when their mothers are employed. At the same time, boys’ involvement in such work is positively correlated to both parents’ employment. Girls’ housework participation is also positively associated with parents’ employment, suggesting that their assistance in household chores enables their parents to stay in the labor market. These positive relationships are prevalent, particularly among children with either mothers or fathers working in tandem. Hence, the findings suggest that anti-poverty or expansionary policies aimed at increasing labor force participation without attention to job quality, social protection, and care needs can adversely affect children by increasing their need to work.
Key words: children’s work activity participation; parents’ labor force participation; informal employment; Thailand
Method: Surveys
Authors: Phanwin Yokyinga and Maria. S
Journal: Oxford Development Studies
Year: 2020
Link for more information: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.1080/13600818.2020.1792431?needAccess=true
