The relationship between an individual's health and their labour market outcomes has long
been a subject of health economic research. This review aims to provide an up-to-date …

Poverty is strongly associated with worse health across countries and within countries
across individuals. However, not all poor individuals suffer from poor health: the effects of …

We provide novel evidence on the impact of a child's health shock on parental labor market
outcomes. To identify the causal effect, we leverage long panels of high-quality Finnish and …

This article employs a couple-level framework to examine how a child's severe illness affects
within-family gender inequality. We study parental labor market responses to a child's …

We seek to understand how the labor market decisions of the family adjust in response to
plausibly exogenous health shocks. Family members might work less to provide caregiving …

How do parents contend with threats to the health and survival of their children? Can the
social safety net mitigate negative economic effects through transfers to affected families …

We provide novel evidence on the causal impact of a child's health shock on parents' labor
market outcomes. Using high-quality Finnish and Norwegian administrative data, we …

The aging of the population is increasing the demand for adult caregiving. In most of the
world, care for the elderly and sick is provided almost exclusively by families and, within …

While there is a growing literature on family health spillovers, questions remain about how
sibling disability status impacts educational outcomes. As disability is not randomly assigned …

Societies face the challenge of providing appropriate arrangements for individuals who
need living support due to their mental disorders. We estimate the effects of eligibility to the …