This study examines the impact of informal care provision for older parents on carer’s health and labour market outcomes in England. I evaluate the validity of previously used instrumental variables for care provision. The results suggest that concerns about the validity of these instruments can be partly mitigated by considering variation in the timing rather than the incidence of informal care provision. Effects of informal care provision on health are positive for men and mostly insignificant for women. Informal care provision leads to a reduction in working hours for women, but does not affect labour force participation or labour income.

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父母照顾负担的工具变量估计

本研究调查了为年长父母提供的非正式护理对英格兰护理人员健康和劳动力市场结果的影响。我评估了以前使用的工具变量在提供护理方面的有效性。结果表明，通过考虑时间的变化而不是非正式护理提供的发生率，可以部分减轻对这些工具有效性的担忧。提供非正式护理对健康的影响对男性而言是积极的，而对女性而言大多微不足道。提供非正式护理会导致女性工作时间减少，但不会影响劳动力参与或劳动收入。