Informal care and long-term labor market outcomes

B-Tier
Journal: Journal of Health Economics
Year: 2017
Volume: 56
Issue: C
Pages: 1-18

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

In this paper we estimate long-run effects of informal care provision on female caregivers’ labor market outcomes up to eight years after care provision. We compare a static version, where average effects of care provision in a certain year on later labor market outcomes are estimated, to a partly dynamic version where the effects of up to three consecutive years of care provision are analyzed. Our results suggest that there are significant initial negative effects of informal care provision on the probability to work full-time. The reduction in the probability to work full-time by 4 percentage points (or 2.4–5.0 if we move from point to partial identification) is persistent over time. Short-run effects on hourly wages are zero but we find considerable long-run wage penalties.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:jhecon:v:56:y:2017:i:c:p:1-18
Journal Field
Health
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-29