TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Fevang, Elisabeth
AU  - Kverndokk, Snorre
AU  - Røed, Knut
        TI  - Informal Care and Labor Supply
        PY  - 2008/Sep/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 3717
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp3717
        AB  - Based on Norwegian register data we show that having a lone parent in the terminal phase of life significantly affects the offspring's labor market activity. The employment propensity declines by around 1 percentage point among sons and 2 percentage points among daughters during the years just prior to the parent's death, ceteris paribus. Long-term sickness absence increases sharply. The probability of being a long-term social security claimant (defined as being a claimant for at least three months during a year) rises with as much as 4 percentage points for sons and 2 percentage points for daughters. After the parent's demise, earnings tend to rise for those still in employment while the employment propensity continues to decline. The higher rate of social security dependency persists for several years.
        KW  - inheritance
KW  - elderly care
KW  - labor supply
KW  - ageing
        ER  -