These are 2008 AEA Conference Papers; please see also the full 2008 ASSA Preliminary Program Schedule.
Conference papers will be uploaded as they become available from the authors.

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Stephan Thomsen (ZEW-Centre for European Economic Research)

Friday, January 4, 8:00 AM

Friday, January 4, 8:00 AM
Session: The Economic Effects of Informal Care around the World (AEA)
Presiding: Courtney van Houtven (Duke University)

The Effect Of Parental Caregiving On Adult Children's Health and Wealth
Norma Coe (Tilburg University)
Courtney van Houtven (Duke University)

Do Matching Transfers Provide a Tailor-made Solution to the LTC-SI in Germany? Evidence from Social Experiments in Germany
Alexander Spearmann (ZEW-Centre for European Economic Research)
Melanie Arntz (ZEW-Centre for European Economic Research)
Stephan Thomsen (ZEW-Centre for European Economic Research)

Caring for Parents and Employment Status of European Mid-Life Women
Laura Crespo (Centro de Estudios Monetarios y Financieros (CEMFI))

Informal Care and Employment in England: Evidence from the British Household Panel Survey
Pierre-Carl Michaud (RAND Corporation)
Axel Heitmueller (London Business School and Prime Minister's Strategy Unit)


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