Erschienen in:
Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 62 (2015) 5, Seite 518-545
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.1111/sjpe.12085
ISSN:
0036-9292;
1467-9485
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<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>In this study, based on longitudinal data, we investigate whether Japanese middle‐aged men and women become less likely to have a job and whether their sense of well‐being decreases when they have a family member who needs care. We find a consistent negative impact of having a family member who needs care on employment, but no impact on subjective health and life satisfaction. Further, the differences‐in‐differences (<jats:styled-content style="fixed-case">DID</jats:styled-content>) estimation, based on both unmatched and matched data, shows that the Long‐Term Care Insurance (<jats:styled-content style="fixed-case">LTCI</jats:styled-content>) introduced in 2000 did not mitigate the adverse impact on the probability of being employed.</jats:p>