CSDE Affiliate Zagheni and Co-Authors Publish in Population Research and Policy Review
Posted: 10/8/2022 (CSDE Research)
CSDE Affiliate Emilio Zagheni and co-authors publish in Population Research and Policy Review. The article entitled “The Impact of Demographic Change on Transfers of Care and Associated Well-being” aims to evaluate the impact of demographic change on long-term, macro-level childcare and adult care transfers, accounting for the associated well-being effects of informal caregiving. The authors measure the impact of demographic change on non-monetary between different groups. They utilize American Time Use Survey data as well as the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, Disability, and Use of Time Module from 2013 to produce estimates of well-being associated with two forms of care and their future projections. They project a progressively widening gender gap in terms of positive feelings related to care in the coming decades. Future reductions in absolute caregiver well-being influenced by demographic changes at the population level may reduce workforce participation, productivity, and adversely impact psycho-physical condition of caregivers, if not offset by targeted policies.