decisions responding to health risks. Empirical results show that the volatility of the medical expense reduces the investment …

We estimate the impact of parental health on adult children’s labor market out- comes. We focus on health shocks which …

We estimate the impact of parental health on adult children's labor market outcomes. We focus on health shocks which …

We estimate the impact of parental health on adult children's labor market outcomes. We focus on health shocks which …

-report better quality of life and a more stable mental health. We also provide evidence of spillover effects on the labor outcomes …

This chapter summarizes the recent economic literature on health and long-term care as it relates to population aging … for long-term care. Both the supply side and the demand side of the health care markets are undergoing change. This …-term care, primarily among the elderly. It also reviews the main features and problems with insurance markets and quality of …

health insurance choices of the elderly. We find that having more social interactions, as measured by contacts with friends … the health insurance choices of the elderly and provide suggestive evidence that "word-of-mouth" information sharing may …Using data from the 1998 Wave of the Health and Retirement Study, we examine the effect of social interactions on the …

supply. Chapter 2 on the other hand investigates the impact of grandchild care on grandparent health. Chapter 3 analyses the …

sources, such as telemedicine, webpages, or other digital platforms, to improve their health quality and enable them to live …The low level of health literacy skills often found in elderly people has been associated with a significant risk of … poor access to health services and poor health status and makes it more likely that they will be prevented from obtaining …