Informal and Formal Care among Single-living Elderly in Europe

Kristian Bolin, B. Lindgren and Petter Lundborg
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B. Lindgren: Lund University Centre for Health Economics, Lund, Sweden

No 07-031/3, Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers from Tinbergen Institute

Abstract: The aims of this study were (1) to analyse whether informal care, provided by children or grandchildren to their elderly parents, and formal care are substitutes or complements, and (2) whether this relationship differs across Europe. The analyses were based on the newly developed SHARE (Survey of Health, Age, and Retirement in Europe) database. We found (1) that informal- and formal home care are substitutes, while informal care is a complement to doctor- and hospital visits, and (2) that these relationships in some cases differ according to a north-south gradient.

JEL-codes: I11 I12 J22 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007-03-22
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