We provide a new test of the feasibility of using contingent valuation to value informal care. We start with a theoretical model of informal caregiving and derive that willingness to pay depends positively on wealth and negatively on own health, whereas the effect of other's health is sign-ambiguous
PRM19 Something for Nothing? The Value of Informal Care
β Scribed by R. Faria; H. Weatherly; B. van den Berg
- Book ID
- 119312326
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 55 KB
- Volume
- 15
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1098-3015
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