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In Times of Sickness: Intra-household Labour Substitution in Rural Indonesian Households

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In many developing countries, households with ill adults suffer not only from diminished labour supply but also from an inability to borrow against future labour income. Intra-household labour substitution may be an important coping strategy for these households. Using information about individual health status provided by Indonesia Family Life Survey, this study finds some evidence that Indonesian farm households cope with chronic illnesses of male adults through intra-household labour substitution. Yet, the results show that this strategy is not effective in the case of severe health shocks and that these households are unable to keep their family farm profits stable.

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  • Sung Soo Lim, 2017. "In Times of Sickness: Intra-household Labour Substitution in Rural Indonesian Households," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 53(6), pages 788-804, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jdevst:v:53:y:2017:i:6:p:788-804
    DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2016.1199860
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    1. Abhishek Dureja & Digvijay S. Negi, 2022. "Coping with the consequences of short‐term illness shocks: The role of intra‐household labor substitution," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 31(7), pages 1402-1422, July.
    2. Abhishek Dureja & Digvijay S. Negi, 2024. "Smoothing consumption in times of illness: Household recourse mechanisms," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 33(7), pages 1584-1617, July.
    3. Lim, Sung Soo, 2020. "Parental chronic illness and child education: Evidence from children in Indonesia," International Journal of Educational Development, Elsevier, vol. 73(C).

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