Background: Inequality in gender varies across social contexts, which may influence the health of both men and women. Based on theories of gender as a social system, we examine whether systematic gender inequality at the macro level influences health of men and women in 23 countries. Methods:...

We describe the current state and recent trends in the landscape of social security programs in China, Mexico, and India. A common thread across these countries is the introduction and recent expansion of old-age pension programs with noncontributory components. We use surveys from the...

We study the sensitivity of analyses on income and wealth to the methods of imputation for missing data. We do so by implementing a conditional hot-deck imputation, based on the method used by the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing, in the Health and Retirement Study. We compare marginal and...

This codebook documents the Harmonized Longitudinal Aging Study in India (LASI) file. The Harmonized LASI file is a user-friendly version of the LASI pilot data specifically designed for harmonization with the RAND version of the Health and Retirement Study (RAND HRS) and its sister studies,...