The effect of unpaid caregiving intensity on labour force participation: Results from a multinomial endogenous treatment model

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 100, Issue , 2014, Pages 115-122

  Nguyen, Ha Trong ^a   Connelly, Luke Brian ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Informal care; Instrumental variables; Labour force participation; Multinomial endogenous treatment

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH CARE; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; LABOR PARTICIPATION; PROBABILITY;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVER; COHABITATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL VARIABLE ANALYSIS; MANPOWER; RECIPIENT; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION;

AUSTRALIA;

AUSTRALIA; INFORMAL CARE; INSTRUMENTAL VARIABLES; LABOUR FORCE PARTICIPATION; MULTINOMIAL ENDOGENOUS TREATMENT;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVERS; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC;

EID: 84892524565     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.10.031     Document Type: Article

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