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The Brabant Data Set, now freely accessible, contains informationon a sample cohort of 3,000 individuals born around 1940 from surveysin 1952, 1983 and 1993, as well as on deaths between 1994 and 2009.In line with numerous epidemiological studies we find that among theearly variables recorded at...
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This technical note consists of three parts. The first describes theorigins of the Brabant data set, the later surveys and the mortalitydata. The second section discusses the variation of mortality rateswith age in the population and in the sample. The third section setsout the proportional...
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We explore the feasibility of a funded pension system with intergenerational risk sharing when participation in the system is voluntary. Typically, the willingness of the young to participate depends on their belief about the future young's willingness to do so. We characterise equilibria with...
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We explore voluntary participation in pension arrangements. Individuals only participate when participation is more attractive than autarky. The bene??it of participation is that risks can be shared with future generations. We apply our analysis to a pay-as-you-go system, a funded system without...
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Ill-health can be expected to reduce employment and income. But are the effects sustained over time? Do they differ … across the income distribution? And are there spillover effects on the employment and income of the spouse? We use matching …, on employment and income up to six years after the health shock using linked Dutch hospital and tax register data. On …
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It is well known that income and health are positively associated. Much less is known about the strength of this … by government transfers versus market transfers on changes in income-related health inequality (IRHI) in Europe. Using … European Union Survey of Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC) panel data for 7 EU countries from 2004 to 2013, we decompose …
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