Informal eldercare and care for disabled children in the Nordic countries: prevalence and relation to employment

In an international comparison, the Nordic countries are generous spender and a relatively large proportion of the populations formal care services. However, in service provision, Nordic countries are less similar today than they were some ago. Using survey data from three Nordic countries,, Norway, Sweden, we first document the difference care between the countries, and then we assess its impact on relationship between informal caregiving and formal employent.We find that informal care is most common in Denmark and in Sweden. However, those who provide care in Sweden care more often than people in both Norway and Denmark. is a negative correlation between being a caregiver and the of being employed in Norway and Denmark, but not . specific regard to care, there is no general between of parental care and employment, but providing substantial care are clearly less likely to work than . Caring for a disabled child is less com than caring for a , but the negative effects on employment are even stronger.