The Effect of Elder Caregiving on Labor Force Participation

Jessica Forden
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Jessica Forden: Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis (SCEPA), https://www.economicpolicyresearch.org

No 2023-03, SCEPA working paper series. from Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis (SCEPA), The New School

Abstract: Unpaid eldercare provided by friends and family comes with costs to caregivers, including the limitations eldercare responsibilities may place on labor force participation and work hours. This study examines the relationship between the intensity of unpaid elder care and work behavior for previously full-time workers using multivariate regression to analyze 2011-2018 American Time Use Survey data. High frequency eldercare provision is associated with a decreased probability of being in the labor force for women (2.7 percentage points) and a decrease in weekly hours worked for both men (3.4 hours) and women (2.3 hours), conditional on working full-time 2-5 months prior.

Keywords: elder care; long-term care; unpaid care; informal care; labor force participation; hours worked (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J14 J26 J81 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023-12-01
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-age, nep-dem and nep-lma
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