The effect of informal care on work and wages

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 240-252

  Van Houtven, Courtney Harold ^a,b   Coe, Norma B ^c   Skira, Meghan M ^d  

^a DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hours; Informal care; Labor force participation; Wages

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH WORKER; HETEROGENEITY; RETIREMENT; WAGE;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYEE ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMAL CAREGIVER; JOB ADAPTATION; JOB ANALYSIS; JOB SATISFACTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKING TIME; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

CAREGIVERS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84872246373     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: 18791646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2012.10.006     Document Type: Article

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