In this paper, we use a 1998 reform in the federal funding of local home-based care for the elderly in Norway to examine the effects of formal care expansion on the labor supply decisions and mobility of middle-aged children. Our main finding is a consistent and significant negative impact of...

Overview -- : the demographic and epidemiological transitions in EAP -- The welfare and labor market behavior of older people in EAP -- Aging and the macro-economy in EAP -- Labor market policies to address aging in EAP -- Pension systems and aging : reforms for winning the race -- Population...

Ageing takes place in Finland some 15 years earlier than in other European countries. The central actors in implementing active ageing policies are ministries that have been co-operating with each other. Active ageing policy in Finland has some of the advantages of networking in a small country,...