Research Insights: What Can We Learn from Three-Generation Households?
Peer Reviewed
Date issued
June 2023
Subject
Labor;
Labor Force;
Household Saving;
Women;
Living Heritage;
Gender Gap;
Pension Systems;
Urbanization;
Children;
Household Survey;
Early Childhood Education;
Labor Force Participation;
Housing Market;
Housing;
Learning
JEL code
D10 - Household Behavior and Family Economics: General;
J22 - Time Allocation and Labor Supply;
J16 - Economics of Gender • Non-labor Discrimination;
J24 - Human Capital • Skills • Occupational Choice • Labor Productivity
Country
Mexico
Category
Catalogs and Brochures
In the last five decades, living with extended family has become more common around the globe. In Mexico, the share of three-generation households has increased by nearly 20% in both urban and rural areas in the last 15 years. Among other differences, the gender gap in employment is significantly smaller for three-generation households, and it is narrowing faster.
