In this paper, we use a measure of fluid intelligence, an adaptive number series test, to measure that part of cognition for respondents in two developing countries: China and Indonesia, both with very low educated elderly populations. This test was specially adapted by us and our collaborators...

In this paper, we use a measure of fluid intelligence, an adaptive number series test, to measure that part of cognition for respondents in two developing countries: China and Indonesia, both with very low educated elderly populations. This test was specially adapted by us and our collaborators...

Background: We carried out a coordinated analysis of the associations between individual and area-level socioeconomic markers with memory performance and memory decline over up to 8 years of follow up in England and China.Methods: The analytical samples included participants aged 50+ from the...

Background: Lower educational attainment is associated with lower cognitive performance and a higher risk of dementia in older adults. However, the extent to which other socioeconomic markers might contribute to age-related mental decline and if these influences differ between Western and...

We analyze the determinants of global life satisfaction in two countries (The Netherlands and the U.S.), by using both self-reports and responses to a battery of vignette questions. We find global life satisfaction of happiness is well-described by four domains: job or daily activities, social...

To analyze the effect of health on work, many studies use a simple self-assessed health measure based upon a question such as "do you have an impairment or health problem limiting the kind or amount of work you can do?" A possible drawback of such a measure is the possibility that different...