The chicken or the egg?. Endogeneity in labour market participation of informal carers in England

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 536-559

  Heitmueller, Axel ^a  

^a LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endogeneity; Informal care; Instrumental variable approach; Quasi fixed effects

Indexed keywords

HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH WORKER; INFORMAL SECTOR; LABOR MARKET; LABOR PARTICIPATION; POLICY MAKING;

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DATA ANALYSIS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB MARKET; MALE; TECHNIQUE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; CAREGIVERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; EMPLOYMENT; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34147104314     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2006.10.005     Document Type: Article

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