The public economics of long term care

Pierre Pestieau and Gregory Ponthiere

No 11365, CEPR Discussion Papers from C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

Abstract: With the rapid increase in LTC needs, the negligible role of the market and the declining role of informal family care, one would hope that the government would take a more proactive role in the support of dependent elderly, particularly those who cannot, whatever the reason, count on assistance from their family. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the possibility of designing a sustainable public LTC scheme integrating both the market and the family.

Keywords: Long term care; Social insurance; Dependence; Family solidarity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I11 I12 I18 J14 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016-06
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