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Article: Allocation of labor to informal home health production: health care for frail elderly, if time permits.
- Article from:
- The Journal of Consumer Affairs
- Article date:
- June 22, 1992
- Author:
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This paper examines the impact of family caregiving on the allocation
of time among labor market, caregiving, and leisure activities. A
reduced form regression model is the framework for analysis of these
simultaneous decisions. The analysis indicates that the number of caregivers
and type of responsibilities assumed are significantly related to
the caregiving time allocation decision. Alternatively, leisure and
employment decisions are predominantly determined by the financial