A Comparative Perspective on Long-Term Care Systems

Rainer Kotschy and David Bloom

No 29951, NBER Working Papers from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Abstract: This paper investigates challenges of aging for long-term care. Our analysis proceeds in three steps. In the first step, we estimate the prospective care demand for 30 developed countries based on projected aging and disabilities among the elderly. In the second step, we outline challenges for care systems with respect to shortages of care workers, increasing skill requirements for care workers, barriers to universal and equitable access to care, and cost containment subject to adequate care quality. In the third step, we identify solutions for these challenges by comparing the care systems of Germany, Israel, Japan, the Netherlands, and South Korea.

JEL-codes: H51 H75 I18 I38 J11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022-04
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Published as Rainer Kotschy & David E. Bloom, 2022. "A comparative perspective on long‐term care systems," International Social Security Review, vol 75(3-4), pages 47-69.

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