The Role of the Family as an Informal Insurance Mechanism

dc.contributor.advisor	Hotz, V Joseph
dc.contributor.author	Dalton, Michael Robert
dc.date.accessioned	2013-05-13T15:35:29Z
dc.date.available	2014-05-08T04:30:05Z
dc.date.issued	2013
dc.department	Economics
dc.description.abstract	This dissertation examines the extent of different forms of informal insurance provided by both co-resident and non-co-resident family members. Primarily relying on the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, a unique, longitudinal survey dataset from the United States, this dissertation provides new insight on the importance and unique motives that may drive interactions between family members. These two essays investigate the different forms of assistance that the family uses in two different contexts: in response to unemployment and health conditions. The results in this paper provide new insight into the role that informal interactions can have on decisions and behavior. This research suggests new direction for future economic models dealing with the family, networks, risk, unemployment, health, and location decisions. The overarching theme is that decisions are made jointly across households, not just within a household.
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10161/7261
dc.subject	Labor economics
dc.subject	Economics
dc.subject	Family
dc.subject	Health
dc.subject	Insurance
dc.subject	Labor
dc.subject	Risk
dc.subject	Unemployment
dc.title	The Role of the Family as an Informal Insurance Mechanism
dc.type	Dissertation
duke.embargo.months	12

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