Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/279055 
Year of Publication: 
2023
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 16357
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
This paper examines the relationship between immigration enforcement and institutionalization rates of the elderly. Exploiting the staggered implementation of the Secure Communities (SC) immigration enforcement program across U.S. counties from 2008 through 2014, we show that SC led to a 0.26 percentage points (6.8 percent) increase in the likelihood that Americans aged 65 and above live in an institution. Supportive of supply shocks in the household services market as a central mechanism, we find that the elderly who are most likely to purchase domestic worker services are also the most likely to move into nursing homes following the implementation of SC. Additionally, we find suggestive evidence of significant reductions in the work hours of housekeepers, personal care aids, and home health workers hinting at the critical role of negative supply shocks in occupations that facilitate aging in community.
Subjects: 
secure communities
elder care
immigration enforcement
aging
nursing homes
JEL: 
J14
J61
J68
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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