Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham, University House, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK.
J Health Econ. 2010 Jan;29(1):182-90. doi: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2009.11.003. Epub 2009 Nov 13.
The impact of informal care responsibilities on the willingness and ability of caregivers to undertake paid employment has been the subject of a number of studies. In contrast, the effect of employment status on willingness to undertake informal care has been less well explored. This paper concentrates on this less-studied direction of causality using the data provided by 15 waves of the British Household Panel Survey. We find that employment participation and earnings both impact negatively on willingness to supply informal care. This evidence has implications for health and social care policy since informal care has been shown to be a significant substitute for formal long-term care.
家庭护理责任对护理人员从事有偿工作的意愿和能力的影响是许多研究的主题。相比之下，就业状况对从事家庭护理意愿的影响则探讨较少。本文使用英国家庭面板调查提供的 15 轮数据，集中研究这一因果关系中较少研究的方向。我们发现，就业参与和收入都对提供家庭护理的意愿产生负面影响。这一证据对卫生和社会保健政策具有影响，因为家庭护理已被证明是对正规长期护理的重要替代。
