Labor supply in the terminal stages of lone parents’ lives

Fevang, Elisabeth; Kverndokk, Snorre; Røed, Knut

doi:10.1007/s00148-012-0402-3

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“…Some theoretical work (Hiedemann & Stern, ; Engers & Stern, ; Byrne et al ., ; Rainer & Siedler, ) in the long‐term care literature uses game theory to model the interaction between siblings who make decisions about long‐term care for their elderly parents. If the stages of decisions are viewed as sequential, as opposed to simultaneous, these theoretical models imply that decisions to provide care are made dynamically (Fevang et al ., ; Skira, ). As discussed in Sovinsky and Stern (), there are several other scenarios where previous care status is taken into account when future care provision decisions are made.…”

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The Dynamics of Informal Care Provision in an Australian Household Panel Survey: Previous Work Characteristics and Future Care Provision

Nguyen

Connelly

2017

Economic Record

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Abstract:This study contributes to a small literature on the dynamics of informal care by examining the informal care provision choices of working age Australians. We focus on the impact of previous work characteristics (including work security and flexibility) on subsequent care provision decisions and distinguish between care that is provided to people who cohabit and people who reside elsewhere, as well as between the provision of care as the primary caregiver, or in a secondary caring role. Our dynamic framework of informal care provision accounts for state-dependence, unobserved heterogeneity and initial conditions. For both males and females, we find the existence of positive state-dependence in all care states in both the short-and medium-term. Furthermore, the inertia in care provision appears to be stronger for more intensive care. We also find previous employment status has a significant deterrent effect on current care provision decisions. The effects on employment, however, differ according to the type of previous work, the type of care currently provided, and the gender of the caregiver. We also find that workers with perceptions of greater job security are nevertheless less likely to provide subsequent care. Our results also suggest that workers' perceptions about work flexibility and their stated overall satisfaction with work actually have no impact on their subsequent decisions to provide care in any capacity.

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Section: Empirical Model and Econometric Methodsmentioning

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The Dynamics of Informal Care Provision in an Australian Household Panel Survey: Previous Work Characteristics and Future Care Provision

Nguyen

Connelly

2017

Economic Record

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“…Fevang et al. () is the only study that provides a theoretical model of caregiving and work with multiple periods. In that model, however, perfect foresight is assumed.…”

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Dynamic Wage and Employment Effects of Elder Parent Care

Skira

2015

Int Economic Review

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This article formulates and estimates a dynamic discrete choice model of elder parent care and work to analyze how caregiving affects a woman's current and future labor force participation and wages. The model incorporates parental health changes, human capital accumulation, and job offer availability. The estimates indicate that women face low probabilities of returning to work or increasing work hours after a caregiving spell. I use the estimated model to simulate the caregiving, employment, and welfare effects of a longer unpaid work leave than currently available under the Family and Medical Leave Act, a paid leave, and a caregiver allowance.

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“…As a consequence, their children tend to take out much sick leave, and other social security transfers also increase significantly during the terminal stages of their parents’ lives (Fevang et al 2012). …”

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Caring too much? Lack of public services to older people reduces attendance at work among their children

Gautun

Bratt

2016

Eur J Ageing

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The need to provide care for older people can put a strain on their adult children, potentially interfering with their work attendance. We tested the hypothesis that public care for older people (nursing homes or home care services) would moderate the association between having an older parent in need of care and reduced work attendance among the adult children. The analysis used data from a survey of Norwegian employees aged 45–65 (N = 529). Institutional care for older people in need of care (i.e. nursing homes) was associated with improved work attendance among their children—their daughters in particular. Data also indicated a moderating effect: the link between the parents’ reduced health and reduced work attendance among the children was weaker if the parent lived in a nursing home. However, the results were very different for home-based care: data indicated no positive effects on adult children’s work attendance when parents received non-institutionalised care of this kind. Overall, the results suggest that extending public care service to older people can improve their children’s ability to combine work with care for parents. However, this effect seems to require the high level of care commonly provided by nursing homes. Thus, the current trend towards de-institutionalising care in Europe (and Norway in particular) might hamper work attendance among care-giving adult children, women in particular. Home care services to older people probably need to be extended if they are intended as a real alternative to institutional care.

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Labor supply in the terminal stages of lone parents’ lives

Cited by 30 publications

References 34 publications

The Dynamics of Informal Care Provision in an Australian Household Panel Survey: Previous Work Characteristics and Future Care Provision

The Dynamics of Informal Care Provision in an Australian Household Panel Survey: Previous Work Characteristics and Future Care Provision

Dynamic Wage and Employment Effects of Elder Parent Care

Caring too much? Lack of public services to older people reduces attendance at work among their children

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