We revisit the universality of the “caregiving daughter effect”, which holds that daughters tend to provide more care to their older parents than sons. Based on rich European data, we document evidence of such an effect in countries with large gender disparities in employment rates, where...

We revisit the universality of the "caregiving daughter effect", which holds that daughters tend to provide more care to their older parents than sons. Based on rich European data, we document evidence of such an effect in countries with large gender disparities in employment rates, where having...

The COVID-19 pandemic has thrust care work into the national spotlight, highlighting its essential role in our society alongside its low pay, challenging working conditions, and disproportionately female labor force. For the past several years, there has also been increased attention to the pay...