This paper examines whether maternity leave policies have a causal effect on women's mental health in old age. We link … data for women aged 50 and above from eight countries in the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) to …

This paper examines whether maternity leave policies have a causal effect on women's mental health in old age. We link … data for women aged 50 and above from eight countries in the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) to …

health outcomes after age fifty. Having lived in a children s home, in a foster family, or having suffered a period of hunger …In this paper we address the long-run effects of childhood shocks on health in late adulthood. Applying a life … and later health into a-priori unknown groups, we show that some adverse shocks have opposite effects for specific groups. …

, dispossession, or hunger and health outcomes after 50 years of age. Having lived in a children’s home, in a foster family, or having …In this article, we address the long-run associations between childhood shocks and health in late adulthood. Applying a … correlations between shocks and later health into a priori unknown groups, we show that some adverse shocks show opposite relations …

socioeconomic status, cognitive abilities and health problems influence portfolio choice and risk attitudes later in life. After … weak effects of childhood health problems on portfolio choice in adulthood. Finally, favorable childhood conditions affect ….e., transitioning from non-ownership to ownership). -- Portfolio Choice ; Childhood ; Socioeconomic Status ; Cognition ; Health …

We use data from wave 6 of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) to construct an individual …