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Informal and formal care among single-living elderly in Europe.

Author

Summary, in English

The aims of this study were to analyse (1) whether informal care, provided by children or grandchildren to their elderly parents, and formal care are substitutes or complements, and (2) whether this relationship differs across Europe. The analyses Were based on cross-sectional data from the newly developed SHARE (Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe) database. We found (1) that informal and formal home care are substitutes, while informal care is a complement to doctor and hospital visits, and (2) that these relationships in some cases differ according to a European north-south gradient. Instrumental variable methods were used and the results highlight the importance of accounting for the endogeneity of informal care.

Publishing year

2008

Language

English

Pages

393-409

Publication/Series

Health Economics

Volume

17

Issue

3

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

John Wiley & Sons Inc.

Topic

  • Health Care Service and Management, Health Policy and Services and Health Economy

Keywords

  • informal care
  • formal care
  • Europe
  • SHARE
  • endogeneity

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1099-1050