long-term care in Japan, where social insurance covers many formal services for elderly care at home. Our empirical …

health insurance choices of the elderly. We find that having more social interactions, as measured by contacts with friends … and neighbors, reduces the likelihood of enrolling in a Medicare managed care plan relative to purchasing a medigap policy … or having coverage through Medicare alone. Our estimates indicate that social networks are an important determinant of …

I study the consequences for labor market outcomes and sick leave of having an elderly parent in need of care. Using …