The role of culture in long-term care arrangement decisions
Informazioni aggiuntive
Autori
Gentili E.,
Masiero G.,
Mazzonna F.
Tipo
Articolo pubblicato in rivista scientifica
Anno
2017
Lingua
Inglese
Sommario
In this paper, we show how and to what extent cultural factors may influence the LTC market and elderly living arrangements. Using a spatial regression discontinuity design, we exploit the within-state variation in language groups in Switzerland to provide evidence about cultural differences in LTC use. We show that elderly people residing in regions speaking a Latin language (French, Italian and Romansh) enter nursing homes in worse health conditions and rely more on home-based care compared to elderly people residing in the neighboring German regions. Differences in the strength of family ties across linguistic groups represent the most reasonable explanation for such differences.
Parole chiave
Long-term care, Culture, Spatial RDD
Periodico
Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization
Volume
143
Pagine (o numero dell’articolo)
186-200
Diffusione
Licenza
Licenza non definita
Visibilità
Pubblico
Status open access
Green
