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The Impact of Public Long-term Care Insurance on Time Spent on Informal Care among At-home Caregives-Findings from Japanese Micro Data-

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  • Kan, Mari
  • Kajitani, Shinya

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This study examines the impact of public long-term care (LTC) insurance, which was introduced in year 2000 in Japan, on the time spent on informal care by at-home caregivers. The present paper utilizes the micro data from the Survey on Time Use and Leisure Activities (STULA) and a difference-in-difference estimation is conducted to assess the policy effect. Considering DID between the treated and the controlled, which are at-home caregivers who care for the elderly aged 65 or older who are eligible for the LTC insurance and those who care for other family members respectively, it is found that availability of LTC insurance significantly decreased the time spent on informal care among female caregivers who have higher educational background.

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  • Kan, Mari & Kajitani, Shinya, 2014. "The Impact of Public Long-term Care Insurance on Time Spent on Informal Care among At-home Caregives-Findings from Japanese Micro Data-," Economic Review, Hitotsubashi University, vol. 65(4), pages 345-361, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:hit:ecorev:v:65:y:2014:i:4:p:345-361
    DOI: 10.15057/27364
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    Cited by:

    1. Yoko Niimi, 2018. "Does providing informal elderly care hasten retirement? Evidence from Japan," Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 22(3), pages 1039-1062, August.
    2. Kim, Hoolda & Mitra, Sophie, 2022. "The Economic and Health Effects of Long-Term Care Insurance: New Evidence from Korea," The Journal of the Economics of Ageing, Elsevier, vol. 23(C).
    3. Yoko Niimi, 2016. "The “Costs” of informal care: an analysis of the impact of elderly care on caregivers’ subjective well-being in Japan," Review of Economics of the Household, Springer, vol. 14(4), pages 779-810, December.

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    • I13 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Insurance, Public and Private
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health

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