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Possibilities of novel technologies application for purposes of tourism of people with special needs

Szark-Eckardt, Mirosława; Augustyńska, Beata; … - In: Economic and environmental studies : a journal for … 18 (2018) 2, pp. 879-892

current and potential possibilities of novel technologies application for purposes of tourism of people with special needs … opportunities, including wider application of e-tourism in meeting requirements and needs of disabled people, elderly people or … implications: There is a need for working out novel business models, including the area of e-tourism for people with special needs …

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Why Are Older Women Missing in India? The Age Profile of Bargaining Power and Poverty

Calvi, Rossella - 2018

Almost half of missing women in India are of post-reproductive ages. I show that intra-household gender inequality and gender asymmetry in poverty can account for a substantial fraction of these missing women. Using a natural experiment, I link women's intra-household bargaining power to their...

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Retirement and unexpected health shocks

Apouey, Bénédicte H.; Guven, Cahit; Senik-Leygonie, … - 2017

Do people form correct expectations about the impact of retirement on their health? This paper looks at unexpected health shocks that hit people after they retire. Using data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia survey (waves 2001-2014), we construct measures of unexpected...

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Harmonizing the Yin and Yang : Gender Disparities in Subjective Well-Being after Retirement in China

Aslim, Erkmen Giray; Chou, Shin-yi; Yu, Han - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

China's distinctive demographic landscape, early retirement policies, and deeply ingrained gender norms provide a unique backdrop for investigating gender disparities in retirement and subjective well-being. Drawing upon data from the China Family Panel Studies and leveraging the variation...

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Growing Older : Tourism and Leisure Behaviour of Older Adults

Patterson, I - 2006

Drawing on the latest research this book examines the tourism and leisure needs of older people. Chapters review the …Intro -- Contents -- About the Author -- 1 Tourism and Leisure Needs of Older Adults -- 2 Motivations and Constraints … to Tourism and Leisure for Older Adults -- 3 Socio-demographic Variables Associated with Tourism, Leisure and Ageing -- 4 …

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The integration of elderly and disabled people into urban and social life : a new model for Konya/Turkey-YEBAM

Alkan Meşhur, H. Filiz; Alkan, Ahmet - 2014

The process of demographic change occurring around the world is also reflected in Turkey. The elderly population and thus, the number of people who are in need of care, will increase in Turkey in the future. Furthermore, approximately 13% of Turkey's population consists of disabled people. This...

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Barriers to employment for vulnerable groups in the Nordic countries : overview based on existing knowledge

Højbjerre, Andreas; Kildahl Scerdocz Nielsen, Sarah; … - 2023

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Is Posner right? : an empirical test of the Posner argument for transferring health spending from old women to old men

Wunder, Christoph; Schwarze, Johannes - 2009

Posner (1995) proposes the redistribution of health spending from old women to old men to equalize life expectancy. His argument is based on the assumption that women's utility is higher if they are married. Thus, extending the lifespan of men would benefit women. Using life satisfaction data...

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Is Posner right? : an empirical test of the Posner argument for transferring health spending from old women to old men

Schwarze, Johannes; Wunder, Christoph - 2010

Posner (1995) proposes the redistribution of health spending from old women to old men to equalize life expectancy. His argument is based on the assumption that the woman's utility is higher if her husband is alive. Using self-reported satisfaction measures from a long-running German panel...

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Evidence for a "midlife crisis" in great apes consistent with the U-shape in human well-being

Weiss, Alexander; King, James E.; Inoue-Murayama, Miho; … - 2012

Recently, economists and behavioral scientists have studied the pattern of human well-being over the lifespan. In dozens of countries, and for a large range of well-being measures, including happiness and mental health, well-being is high in youth, falls to a nadir in midlife, and rises again in...

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