Arbeitspapier
Caring for Carers? The Effect of Public Subsidies on the Wellbeing of Unpaid Carers
We study the effect of long-term care (LTC) subsidies and supports on the wellbeing of unpaid caregivers. We draw on evidence from a policy intervention, that universalized previously means-tested caregiving supports in Scotland, known as free personal care (FPC). We document causal evidence of an increase in the well-being (happiness) of unpaid carers after the introduction of FPC. Our estimates suggest economically relevant improvements in the happiness (12pp increase in subjective wellbeing) among caregivers exposed to FPC and that provide at least 35 hours of care per week. Consistently, these results are larger among women and non-actively employed caregivers (17pp increase in happiness). Estimates are not driven by selection into caregiving (we find similar wellbeing effects among caregivers at baseline and caregivers throughout the sample), and are driven by income effects of FPC among caregivers.
- Sprache
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 15369
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
Health: Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
Time Allocation and Labor Supply
- Thema
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caregiver's wellbeing
subjective wellbeing
long-term care subsidies
caregiving
Scotland
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Costa-Font, Joan
D’Amico, Francesco
Vilaplana-Prieto, Cristina
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
- (wo)
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Bonn
- (wann)
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2022
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:41 MEZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Costa-Font, Joan
- D’Amico, Francesco
- Vilaplana-Prieto, Cristina
- Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
Entstanden
- 2022
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