Can formal elderly care stimulate female labor supply? The Japanese experience
Can formal elderly care stimulate female labor supply? The Japanese experience
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jjie.2014.05.006
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发表时间：
2014-12-01
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2.9
通讯作者：
Nakamura, Jiro
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作者：
Shinya, Sugawara;Nakamura, Jiro
本研究分析了日本长期护理保险（LTCI）推出10年后对日本女性劳动力供给的影响。这一激进的方案导致了各种护理服务市场的出现，而永久性机构护理在许多发达国家只是一个主要的正式护理部门。提供各种正规护理服务可以通过减轻非正规护理的负担刺激女性劳动力的供应。为了调查LTCI的影响，我们比较了劳动力市场行为的女性谁面临的要求，在他们的家庭中的老年人护理三个时期的LTCI推出之前，推出后四年，推出后十年。我们的实证分析表明，LTCI的推出和扩散对女性劳动力供给的积极影响。由于LTCI，照顾男性老年人不再是女性劳动力供应的障碍，但照顾女性老年人仍然是负担。我们还发现，护理要求降低的概率是一个正式的工人，但是，正式的工人更有可能利用正式的护理，而许多非正式的工人提供自己的非正式护理。J. Japanese Int. Economies 34（2014）98-115.东京大学，7-3-1本乡，文京，东京113-0033，日本;日本大学，12-5，五番町，千代田，东京102-8251，日本。(C)2014爱思唯尔公司All rights reserved.
This study analyzes the impacts of the Japanese Long-Term Care Insurance (LTCI), a decade after its launch, with respect to the female labor supply in Japan. The radical program has caused the emergence of markets for various care services apart from permanent institutional care, which is only a major formal care sector in many developed countries. The availability of various formal care services can stimulate female labor supply through a reduction of the burden of informal caregiving. To investigate the impacts of the LTCI, we compare the labor market behavior of females who face requirements for elderly care in their household for three periods-before the launch of the LTCI, four years after the launch, and ten years after the launch. Our empirical analysis indicates positive effects of the launch and diffusion of the LTCI on female labor supply. As a result of the LTCI, care for male elders is no longer an obstacle for female labor supply, but care for female elders is still burdensome. We also find that the care requirement reduces the probability of being a regular worker; however, regular workers are more likely to utilize formal care, whereas many nonregular workers provide informal care by themselves. J. Japanese Int. Economies 34 (2014) 98-115. University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan; Nihon University, 12-5, Gobancho, Chiyoda, Tokyo 102-8251, Japan. (C) 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.