NordForsk Grant to Study Sustainable Elder Care Systems
Aline Bütikofer has received NordForsk funding for her new project on how demographic shifts, health needs, and policy shape the delivery of elder care and the balance of responsibilities between families and the state.
As the Nordic population ages, the pressure on both public services and informal caregivers is increasing. Aline Bütikofer's research will use large-scale register data to understand what drives demand for care, how services are supplied, and how responsibilities are distributed. The goal is to find sustainable solutions that balance quality, fairness, and long-term viability in care systems.
The project is based at FAIR, the Centre for Experimental Research on Fairness, Inequality and Rationality at the Department of Economics, Norwegian School of Economics (NHH), and is part of NordForsk’s programme on health and welfare services for the elderly.