Double Crowding-Out Effects of Means-Tested Public Provision for Long-Term Care

Publicly provided long-term care (LTC) insurance with means-tested benefits is suspected to crowd out either private saving or informal care. This contribution predicts crowding-out effects for both private saving and informal care for policy measures designed to relieve the public purse from LTC ex...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Christophe Courbage, Peter Zweifel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-02-01
Series:Risks
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2227-9091/3/1/61