New Working Paper on Care Provision in the US Jointly Published by PERI & CEPR

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Nancy Folbre, Political Economy Research Institute (PERI) is the lead author on a new working paper jointly published with the Center for Economic Policy Research (CEPR). "Measuring Care Provisions in the United States: Resources, Shortfalls, and Possible Improvements" seeks to take a step towards addressing the problem of limited and fragmented data when studying "care infrastructure" in the U.S. 

"Shortfalls in the data available for analysis of care provisions are both cause and consequence of a tendency to view care simply as a voluntary expressions of concern for others," notes the research team. "This working paper looks beyond individual decisions to analyze care provision's social and economic organization, focusing on equity, efficiency, and unmet need."