over time thus supporting the time‐to‐death hypothesis. An analysis of the mortality rates of LTCDs is to give insight into … the opposing results. But the regression of mortality shows a divergence in the development of mortality rates for …

We estimate the effect of additional pension income on mortality outcomes by exploring the eli- gibility criteria of a …

This paper explores the causal effect of volunteer work providing daily assistance to the elderly on elderly mortality …. To identify the causal effect, I exploit the earthquake that occurred in midwestern Japan in 1995 as a natural experiment … increase in the level of volunteering. Based on a comparison of mortality between the municipalities with no or little loss of …

This paper explores the causal effect of volunteer work providing daily assistance to the elderly on elderly mortality …. To identify the causal effect, I exploit the earthquake that occurred in midwestern Japan in 1995 as a natural experiment … increase in the level of volunteering. Based on a comparison of mortality between the municipalities with no or little loss of …

significant covariate for health and mortality of older adults, independent of baseline height …

to address the shrinkage of the working-age population in Japan. The estimation results suggest that ensuring access to …

introduced pursuant to the Act in Japan helps meet the need of family caregivers to take a certain period of time off from work …

insurance (LTCI), formal care, informal (family) care, and bequests. In our empirical analysis, we use micro data from the Japan …, conducted by Osaka University. Japan is an interesting case to analyze because a public LTCI system was introduced there in 2000 …. Our analysis shows that, in the case of Japan, if parents are eligible for public LTCI benefits, their children will be …