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In the framework of model development, a research project that is currently ongoing looks into volunteer caregiving. Using a structural model, we are investigating adults’ decision-making process to provide care to their parents, which includes the modelling of decisions between siblings. Elements that play a role in informal caregiving include the following: the parents’ state of health, travelling distance between parents and children, the number of brothers and sisters, the wage base, and the household situation of adult children. We need to understand the adults’ decision-making processes because, in consequence of population ageing in society, governments intend to stimulate both labour participation and volunteer caregiving. The model allows the evaluation of political measures. This research project into volunteer caregiving is carried out in collaboration with Peter Kooreman (Tilburg University) and Matthijs Kalmijn (Tilburg University).
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