Gentili, Elena Masiero, Giuliano Mazzonna, Fabrizio 2017 In this paper, we show how and to what extent cultural factors may influence the LTC market and elderly living arrangements. Using a spatial regression discontinuity design, we exploit the within-state variation in language groups in Switzerland to provide evidence about cultural differences in LTC use. We show that elderly people residing in regions speaking a Latin language (French, Italian and Romansh) enter nursing homes in worse health conditions and rely more on home-based care compared to elderly people residing in the neighboring German regions. Differences in the strength of family ties across linguistic groups represent the most reasonable explanation for such differences. application/pdf https://susi.usi.ch/global/documents/318645 https://n2t.net/ark:/12658/srd1318645 https://susi.usi.ch/documents/318645/files/S0167268117302482.pdf eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.jebo.2017.09.007 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/ark/12658/srd1318645 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess License undefined Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. - Elsevier. - 2017, vol. 143, p. 186-200 Long-term care Culture Spatial RDD info:eu-repo/classification/udc/33 The role of culture in long-term care arrangement decisions http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501