The earnings of informal carers: Wage differentials and opportunity costs

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 821-841

  Heitmueller, Axel ^a   Inglis, Kirsty ^b  

^a LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Earnings distribution; Opportunity costs

Indexed keywords

COST; GENDER; HEALTH CARE; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; INFORMAL SECTOR; WAGE GAP;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPOSITION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34249309195     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2006.12.009     Document Type: Article

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