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When a partner has a health shock, our study shows what happens to work, chores and fun

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par Yuting Zhang, Professor of Health Economics, The University of Melbourne
Federico Zilio, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Heidelberg Institute of Global Health and Honorary Fellow, Melbourne Institute, The University of Melbourne

A serious illness or injury to a family member is more than a medical crisis. It’s a health shock that triggers a ripple effect, forcing families to make difficult trade-offs with their time and money.

That’s what we found in our recent study, the first of its kind to show what happens to family finances, work and chores while a partner has a major illness or injury.

We show the effects of such health shocks extend far beyond the person who’s sick. A serious illness or injury is a shared family event…

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