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Heterogeneous effects of blood pressure screening
Kaempfen, Fabrice; Mosca, Irene - 2024
(follow-up) as part of a nationally-representative longitudinal study on ageing in Ireland. We employ a Regression …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014464112
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Social isolation, loneliness and return migration : evidence from older Irish adults
Barrett, Alan; Mosca, Irene - 2012
Across the subjects of economics, sociology and demography, much has been written about the difficulties faced by immigrants. However, much less attention has been paid to the re-adjustment challenges migrants face on their return. In this paper, we examine whether and the extent to which a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009530751
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Announcing an increase in the state pension age and the recession : which mattered more for expected retirement ages?
Barrett, Alan; Mosca, Irene - 2012
fiscal and banking crises in Ireland emerged. The question we address in this paper is whether expected retirement ages of … over in Ireland were interviewed about a wide range of issues including standard socio-economic items such as labour force …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009530763
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The psychic costs of migration : evidence from Irish return migrants
Barrett, Alan; Mosca, Irene - 2012
Within the economics literature, the "psychic costs" of migration have been incorporated into theoretical models since Sjaastad (1962). However, the existence of such costs has rarely been investigated in empirical papers. In this paper, we look at the psychic costs of migration using alcohol...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009530768
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Obesity and employment in Ireland : moving beyond BMI
Mosca, Irene - 2012
found for men. -- BMI ; waist circumference ; employment ; older ; Ireland …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009531323
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A formal investigation of inequalities in health behaviours after age 50 on the Island of Ireland
Hudson, Eibhlin; Madden, David; Mosca, Irene - In: The economic and social review 46 (2015) 2, pp. 233-265
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011318445
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The psychic costs of migration : evidence from Irish return migrants
Barrett, Alan; Mosca, Irene - In: Journal of population economics 26 (2013) 2, pp. 483-506
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009699488
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Exploring the early-life causes and later-life consequences of migration through a longitudinal study on ageing
Barrett, Alan; Mosca, Irene - 2012
). Extension information was collected on about 8,500 people aged 50 and over and living in Ireland, covering topics such as … economic circumstances and health. One of the features of Ireland's older population is the remarkably high proportion of … returned migrants, that is, former emigrants who have returned to live in Ireland. According to the TILDA data over 20 per cent …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009629040
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A formal investigation of inequalities in health behaviours after age 50 on the Island of Ireland
Hudson, Eibhlin; Madden, David; Mosca, Irene - 2014
health behaviours using data on older adults from both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. We employ concentration … incomes in both regions. In relation to physical activity, the magnitude of the inequality is higher for Northern Ireland … status tend to play a less pronounced role. In terms of Northern Ireland/Republic of Ireland comparisons with respect to the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010248839
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Use it or lose it : Irish evidence
Mosca, Irene; Wright, Robert E. - 2016
A small but growing body of research suggests that retirement and cognitive decline are related. In fact, some have argued that retirement causes cognitive decline. The aim of this paper is to add to this literature using data of older women from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA)....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011455644