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| Title: | | Informal care and labor supply  |
| Authors: | | Fevang, Elisabeth Kverndokk, Snorre Røed, Knut |
| Issue Date: | | 2008 |
| Series/Report no.: | | IZA discussion papers 3717 |
| Abstract: | | 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 prior to the parent's death, ceteris paribus. Long-term sickness absence increases sharply. The probability of being a long-term social security claimant (defined as being a claimant for at least three months during a year) rises with as much as 4 percentage points for sons and 2 percentage points for daughters. After the parent's demise, earnings tend to rise for those still in employment while the employment propensity continues to decline. The higher rate of social security dependency persists for several years. |
| Subjects: | | Elderly care labor supply ageing inheritance |
| JEL: | | J14 |
| Persistent Identifier of the first edition: | | urn:nbn:de:101:1-20081014161 |
| Document Type: | | Working Paper |
| Appears in Collections: | | IZA Discussion Papers, Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit (IZA)
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