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International comparisons of work disability

Banks, James; Kapteyn, Arie; Smith, James P.; Soest, … - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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Kapteyn, Arie; Smith, James P.; Soest, Arthur van - 2009

substantially more with income in the U.S. than in The Netherlands. -- Happiness ; life satisfaction ; vignettes ; reporting bias …

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Work disability, work, and justification bias in Europe and the U.S.

Kapteyn, Arie; Smith, James P.; Soest, Arthur van - 2009

commonly referred to as "differential item functioning" (DIF). A specific form of DIF is justification bias: to justify the … than working respondents. In this paper we use anchoring vignettes to identify justification bias and other forms of DIF … significant evidence of justification bias in the U.S. but not in Europe, suggesting differences in social norms concerning work …

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The SES health gradient on both sides of the Atlantic

Banks, James; Marmot, Michael G.; Oldfield, Zoe͏̈; … - 2007

"Looking across many diseases, average health among mature men is much worse in America compared to England. Second, there exists a steep negative health gradient for men in both countries where men at the bottom of the economic hierarchy are in much worse health than those at the top. This...

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Unequal giving : monetary gifts to children across countries and over time

Zissimopoulos, Julie M.; Smith, James P. - 2010

Money parents give their adult children may be important for the financing of a child's education or a first home, relaxing binding credit constraints or responding to a transitory income shock. Financial transfers however, may extend economic disparities across generations if the wealthy...

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Disease prevalence, disease incidence, and mortality in the United States and in England

Banks, James; Muriel, Alastair; Smith, James P. - 2010

We find disease incidence and prevalence are both higher among Americans in age groups 55-64 and 70-80 indicating that Americans suffer from higher past cumulative disease risk and experience higher immediate risk of new disease onset compared to the English. In contrast, age specific mortality...

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Dynamics of work disability and pain

Kapteyn, Arie (contributor); Smith, James P. (contributor) - 2006

This paper investigates the role of pain in affecting self-reported work disability and employment of elderly workers in the US. We investigate pain and its relationship to work disability and work in a dynamic panel data model, using six biennial waves from the Health and Retirement Study. We...

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House price volatility and the housing ladder

Banks, James; Blundell, Richard W.; Oldfield, Zoe͏̈; … - 2010

This paper investigates the effects of housing price risk on housing choices over the lifecycle. Housing price risk can be substantial but, unlike other risky assets which people can avoid, the fact that most people will eventually own their home creates an insurance demand for housing assets...

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Housing mobility and downsizing at older ages in Britain and the United States

Banks, James; Blundell, Richard W.; Oldfield, Zoe͏̈; … - 2010

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Attrition and health in ageing studies : evidence from ELSA and HRS

Banks, James; Muriel, Alastair; Smith, James P. - 2010

In this paper we present results of an investigation into observable characteristics associated with attrition in ELSA and the HRS, with a particular focus on whether attrition is systematically related to health outcomes and socioeconomic status (SES). Investigating the links between health and...

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