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The impact of changes in foreign labor supply of home-care services

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  • Matthew Dylan James

    (Seton Hall University)

  • Anca M. Grecu

    (Seton Hall University)

Abstract

The aging population fuels a growing demand for in-home elder care. In the United States (US), a significant part of the labor supply of home-care services are foreign-born workers. Using 2011-2019 data on employment of US and foreign-born home-care workers we find evidence of close substitution between foreign-born home-care workers and informal elderly care. We find evidence that outsourcing elderly care is associated with increased likelihood that elderly access preventive medical services and with improvements in the mental and physical health of elderly men.

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  • Matthew Dylan James & Anca M. Grecu, 2026. "The impact of changes in foreign labor supply of home-care services," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 46(2), pages 779-786.
    • Handle: RePEc:ebl:ecbull:eb-25-00456
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    • I1 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health
    • J6 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers

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