The Chinese government announced the pilot of public long-term care insurance (LTCI) policy in 2016. While most studies focus on LTCI's effects on labor supply and retirement behavior, its effect on retirement intentions, which offer certain advantages over actual behavior, remains unclear. This...

We leverage decades of administrative data and quasi-experimental variation in the introduction of universal long-term care (LTC) insurance in Germany in 1995 to examine whether health insurance expansions can stimulate local economies. We find that the LTC insurance rollout led not only to...

This study examines the implications of the rising person-centered care model on the long-term care market, specifically focusing on the promotion of higher single-room occupancy in nursing homes. We exploit the staggered implementation of a state-level policy that requires nursing homes to meet...

Growing needs for long-term care coupled with a dwindling supply of nursing personnel is a common challenge for developed countries. To uphold care standards, many countries introduced measures to safeguard staffing levels, e.g. by introducing minimum staffing regulations for nursing homes....

This paper analyses the long-term care system in the context of Spain's aging population from a comparative and multilevel perspective. Starting with the European regulatory framework, it examines the main characteristics of long-term care systems in Europe and the challenges of establishing a...

The European Commission's 2015 aging report forecasts a substantial increase in public spending on Long-Term Care (LTC) for OECD countries by 2060, posing significant fiscal challenges. This study aims to assess the efficiency and productivity of the LTC sector from 2010 to 2019 and explore...