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Unexpected inheritances and household labor supply : does the identity of the recipient matter?
Belloc, Ignacio; Molina, José Alberto; Velilla, Jorge - 2023
. We reject the inheritance pooling hypothesis, in favour of the intrahousehold approach. Our results suggest that females … decrease their labor force participation by 5.3 percentage points if they have received an unexpected inheritance since the … on the inheritance pooling hypothesis, a pure unitary perspective, may be biased downwards. …
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Informal care and labor supply
Fevang, Elisabeth; Kverndokk, Snorre; Røed, Knut - 2008
Based on Norwegian register data we show that having a lone parent in the terminal phase of life significantly affects the offspring's labor market activity. The employment propensity declines by around 1 percentage point among sons and 2 percentage points among daughters during the years just...
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Why do children take care of their elderly parents? : are the Japanese any different?
Horioka, Charles; Gahramanov, Emin; Hayat, Aziz; Tang, Xueli - 2016
In this paper, we conduct a theoretical analysis of why individuals provide care and attention to their elderly parents using a two-period overlapping generations model with endogenous saving and a "contest success function" and test this model using micro data from a Japanese household survey,...
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The nexus between long-term care insurance, formal care, informal care, and bequests : the case of Japan
Horioka, Charles; Gahramanov, Emin; Tang, Xueli - 2024
The purpose of this paper is to conduct a theoretical and empirical analysis of the nexus between long-term care insurance (LTCI), formal care, informal (family) care, and bequests. In our empirical analysis, we use micro data from the Japan Household Panel Survey on Consumer Preferences and...
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Why Do Children Take Care of Their Elderly Parents? Are the Japanese Any Different?
Horioka, Charles Yuji - 2016
In this paper, we conduct a theoretical analysis of why individuals provide care and attention to their elderly parents using a two-period overlapping generations model with endogenous saving and a “contest success function” and test this model using micro data from a Japanese household...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012992676
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Why do children take care of their elderly parents? : are the Japanese any different?
Horioka, Charles; Gahramanov, Emin; Hayat, Aziz; Tang, Xueli - 2017
We conduct a theoretical and empirical analysis of why children live with (or near) their parents and provide care and assistance to them using microdata from a Japanese household survey, the Osaka University Preference Parameter Study. We find that the Japanese are more likely to live with (or...
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Transition to Parent-Child Coresidence : Parental Needs and the Strategic Bequest Motive
Johar, Meliyanni; Maruyama, Shiko; Nakamura, Sayaka - 2010
The strategic bequest motive implies that children may want to live with their parents and provide care for them with the expectation of inheriting a larger portion of their bequest. This paper examines this hypothesis by focusing on the transition to coresidence by elderly Japanese parents and...
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The Nexus between Long-term Care Insurance, Formal Care, Informal Care, and Bequests : The Case of Japan
Horioka, Charles; Gahramanov, Emin; Tang, Xueli - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
The purpose of this paper is to conduct a theoretical and empirical analysis of the nexus between long-term care insurance (LTCI), formal care, informal (family) care, and bequests. In our empirical analysis, we use micro data from the Japan Household Panel Survey on Consumer Preferences and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014635707
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Work and well-being of informal caregivers in Europe
Heger, Dörte - 2014
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,...
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Labour supply and informal care responses to health shocks within couples : evidence from the UKHLS
Macchioni Giaquinto, Annarita; Jones, Andrew M.; Rice, Nigel - 2021
Shocks to health have been shown to reduce labour supply for the individual affected. Less is known about household self-insurance through a partner's response to a health shock. Previous studies have presented inconclusive empirical evidence on the existence of a healthrelated 'added worker...
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