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Long-term care reform and the labor supply of household members: Evidence from a quasi-experiment
Geyer, Johannes; Korfhage, Thorben - 2015
replaced a system based on means tested social welfare. Benefits from the long-term care insurance are not means tested and … depend on the required level of care. The insurance provides both benefits in kind and cash benefits. The new scheme improved …
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Indirect fiscal effects of long-term care insurance
Geyer, Johannes; Haan, Peter; Korfhage, Thorben - 2015
Informal care by close family members is the main pillar of most long-term care systems. However, due to demographic ageing the need for long-term care is expected to increase while the informal care potential is expected to decline. From a budgetary perspective, informal care is often viewed as...
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Long-term Care Insurance and Carers' Labor Supply - A Structural Model
Geyer, Johannes; Korfhage, Thorben - 2014
In Germany, individuals in need of long-term care receive support through benefits of the long-term care insurance. A … benefits in kind (formal home care services) and benefits in cash. From a budgetary perspective family care is a cost … long-term care insurance. We estimate a structural model of labor supply and the choice of benefits of family carers. We …
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Long-term Care Insurance and Carers’ Labor Supply - A Structural Model
Korfhage, Thorben; Geyer, Johannes - Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für … - 2014
In Germany, individuals in need of long-term care receive support through benefits of the long-term care insurance. A … benefits in kind (formal home care services) and benefits in cash. From a budgetary perspective family care is a cost … long-term care insurance. We estimate a structural model of labor supply and the choice of benefits of family carers. We …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011100012
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Long-run consequences of informal elderly care and implications of public long-term care insurance
Korfhage, Thorben - 2019
persistent effects on labor market outcomes and therefore negatively affects lifetime earnings, future pension benefits, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012049353
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Child Benefit Reform and Labor Market Participation
Tamm, Marcus - 2009
This paper examines the impact of a change in the German child benefit system in 1996, which led to a large increase in lump sum transfers to families with children. We analyze the impact on the labor force participation of family members. Comparing behavioral changes of adults with children...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010265782
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Child labor bans, employment, and school attendance: Evidence from changes in the minimum working age
Kozhaya, Mireille; Martinez Flores, Fernanda - 2022
This paper investigates the effect of a unique child labor ban regulation on employment and school enrollment. The ban implemented in Mexico in 2015, increased the minimum working age from 14 to 15, introduced restrictions to employ underage individuals, and imposed penalties for the violation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013167908
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Child Benefit Reform and Labor Market Participation
Tamm, Marcus - Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für … - 2009
This paper examines the impact of a change in the German child benefit system in 1996, which led to a large increase in lump sum transfers to families with children.We analyze the impact on the labor force participation of family members. Comparing behavioral changes of adults with children with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005178229
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Who Opts Out of the Statutory Health Insurance? A Discrete Time Hazard Model for Germany
Bünnings, Christian; Tauchmann, Harald - 2013
The coexistence of social health insurance and private health insurance in Germany is subject to intense public debate. As only few have the opportunity to choose between the two systems, they are often regarded as privileged by the health insurance system. Applying a hazard model in discrete...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010327841
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Causes of regional variation in healthcare utilization in Germany
Salm, Martin; Wübker, Ansgar - 2017
Healthcare utilization varies widely between regions. Yet, the causes of regional variation are still not well understood, and they can also differ between countries and institutional settings. We exploit patient migration to examine which share of regional variation in ambulatory care use in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011610000