Informal caregivers provide valuable services to elderly persons with long-term care needs, but the consequences of caregiving on caregivers are not yet fully understood. This paper illustrates the interrelation between caregiving and caregivers’ labour force participation, cognitive ability,...

Due to medical and technological progress, life expectancy has increased significantly over the past decade. A large share of this increase occurs for people over the age of 50. However, the rate of illness in the population is simultaneously increasing because the average number of people...

Die Altersklasse 50+ konnte in den letzten Jahren erhebliche Zuwächse in der Lebenserwartung verzeichnen. Dies ist vor allem auf den medizinisch-technischen Fortschritt zurückzuführen. Weil die durchschnittliche Anzahl an Krankheiten in jeder Alterskohorte zunimmt, steigt auch die...