Health and the double burden of full-time work and informal care provision — Evidence from administrative data

Hendrik Schmitz and Magdalena Stroka

Labour Economics, 2013, vol. 24, issue C, 305-322

Abstract: We analyze the relationship between health and the double burden of both informal care provision and full-time work using administrative data from the second biggest German sickness fund. We have information on more than 7000 caregivers over a period of three years and apply linear panel data and two-part models. As outcome measures we use detailed information on the prescription of five types of drugs. We find that individuals who provide care and also work full-time have a significantly higher consumption of antidepressant drugs and tranquilizers than those who work only. This is mostly driven by an increase in the extensive margin of drug intake.

Keywords: Informal care; Double burden; Drugs; Fixed-effects; Administrative data (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I10 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.labeco.2013.09.006

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