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Dementia vs. somatic conditions in the German LTC-system : a longitudinal analysis
Ehing, Daniel; Hagist, Christian - 2015
a dementia disorder and/or a long-term care status. Using claim data from a social sickness funds in Germany (AOK … in long-term care and dementia. In long-term care 50 percent of all women (men) are dead after 44 (25) months, whereas … about 57 (49) percent of all women (men) with dementia are alive after the end of our 48 month long observation period. The …
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Family bargaining and the gender gap in informal care
Canta, Chiara; Cremer, Helmuth - 2022
We study the optimal long-term care policy when informal care can be provided by children in exchange for monetary transfers by their elderly parents. We consider a bargaining model with single-child families. Daughters have a lower labor market wage and a lower bargaining power within the...
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Family bargaining and the gender gap in informal care
Canta, Chiara; Cremer, Helmuth - 2022
We study the optimal long-term care policy when informal care can be provided by children in exchange for monetary transfers by their elderly parents. We consider a bargaining model with single-child families. Daughters have a lower labor market wage and a lower bargaining power within the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013343238
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The long-term care system in Denmark
Schulz, Erika - 2010
This document provides an overview of the long-term care system, the number and develop-ment of beneficiaries and the long-term care policy in Denmark. The report is part of the first stage of the European project ANCIEN (Assessing Needs of Care in European Nations), commissioned by the European...
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The long-term care system in Germany
Schulz, Erika - 2010
This document provides an overview of the long-term care system, the number and develop-ment of beneficiaries and the long-term care policy in Germany. The report is part of the first stage of the European project ANCIEN (Assessing Needs of Care in European Nations), commissioned by the European...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009261371
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Buyer power and price discrimination : the case of the UK care homes market
Hancock, Ruth; Hviid, Morten - 2010 - Rev. November 2010
UK Local Authorities purchase care home places on behalf of a large group of people following a means test of their income and wealth. All other buyers of care home services are atomistic. The care home market is characterised by a large number of small providers. Local authorities may thus have...
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Care Provision : An Experimental Investigation
Banuri, Sheheryar - 2014
We present lab experiments that utilize a new three-player game designed to capture key features of care provision. We discuss results from the baseline game and test two sets of treatments designed to gauge the impact of potential policy interventions. The first varies the budget subsidy...
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Effects of formal home care on spousal health outcomes
Goncalves, Judite; von Hafe, Francisco; Luis, Filipe - 2021
This study estimates the impacts of formal home care provided by paid professionals on spousal health outcomes. We use data from the Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe, a panel of older adults living in several European countries, and match new formal home care users to non-users...
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Does the Formal Home Care Provided to Old-Adults Persons Affect Utilization of Support Services by Informal Carers? An Analysis of the French CARE and the U.S. NHATS/NSOC Surveys
Guets, Wilfried - 2021
The role of informal carers in long-term care sheds light on the struggle related to population ageing and the increasing incidence of chronic disease. However, despite the increasing number of informal carers, most of them experienced the burden of caregiving. Since various policies have been...
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The economic impact of long-term care services
Streicher, Gerhard; Famira-Mühlberger, Ulrike; Firgo, … - 2019
Projections show sharp increases in public spending on long-term care services across Europe. However, a purely cost based focus on long-term care services is economically misleading. Private and public expenditure on long-term care services directly and indirectly generate income in the form of...
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