Do they care too much to work? The influence of caregiving intensity on the labour force participation of unpaid caregivers in Canada

The recent growth of the home care sector combined with societal and demographic changes have given rise to concerns about the adequacy of the supply of family and friend caregivers. Potential caregivers face competing time pressures that pull them in the direction of the labour market on one hand,...

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Published in:Journal of health economics 2010-12, Vol.29 (6), p.895-903
Main Authors: Lilly, Meredith B., Laporte, Audrey, Coyte, Peter C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adequacy
Canada
Caregivers
Caregivers - economics
Caregivers - statistics & numerical data
Caregiving
Carers
Caring
Cohort Studies
Demographic change
Demographics
Economics
Employment - statistics & numerical data
Erwerbstätigkeit
Familienpflege
Female
Health
Health care
Health economics
Home care
Home health care
Home Nursing
Hours of work
Humans
Informal caregivers
Kanada
Labor economics
Labor force
Labor force participation
Labor market
Labor supply
Labour force participation
Labour market
Labour market participation
Labour supply
Male
Markets
Middle Aged
Social capital
Social services
Studies
Unpaid
Unpaid caregiving
Unpaid caregiving Informal caregivers Labour force participation Home care
Wages
Working hours
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