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Who Cares? Modelling the Care Drain

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  • Marina Della Giusta

    () (Department of Economics, University of Reading)

  • Nigar Hashimzade

    () (Department of Economics, University of Reading)

Abstract

We discuss the effects of the care drain on human capital accumulation in developing countries, a potentially important downside of the phenomenon that has not been yet formally investigated: whilst recent literature on the brain drain suggests that it may not hamper human capital formation in developing countries, this may not be true with the care drain. We also discuss the effects of pressure for low-cost care in developed countries, pointing to the possibility of scenarios in which children's wellbeing and human capital accumulation are hampered in both developed and developing countries.

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  • Marina Della Giusta & Nigar Hashimzade, 2012. "Who Cares? Modelling the Care Drain," Economics & Management Discussion Papers em-dp2012-04, Henley Business School, Reading University.
    • Handle: RePEc:rdg:emxxdp:em-dp2012-04
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    Keywords

    human capital; care; migration; wellbeing;

    JEL classification:

    • D13 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Household Production and Intrahouse Allocation
    • J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • J61 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers
    • Z13 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology; Language; Social and Economic Stratification

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