A growing literature documents cyclical movements in mortality and health. We examine this pattern more closely and attempt to identify the mechanisms behind it. Specifically, we distinguish between mechanisms that rely on fluctuations in own employment or time use and those involving factors...

Macroeconomic downturns can have an important impact on the availability of informal and formal long-term care. This paper investigates how the market for informal care changed during and after the Great Recession in Europe. We use data from the Survey of Health, Aging and Retirement in Europe,...

A growing literature documents cyclical movements in mortality and health. We examine this pattern more closely and attempt to identify the mechanisms behind it. Specifically, we distinguish between mechanisms that rely on fluctuations in own employment or time use and those involving factors...

Das Jahrbuch, das sich dieses Mal der Analyse der Eurokrise und deren Lösungsansätzen widmet, wird von einer großen Gruppe von Wirtschaftswissenschaftlern und Gewerkschaftsmitgliedern erstellt und bezieht gewollt eine Gegenposition zu den Gutachten der "Fünf Wirtschaftsweisen". (LK/OS: Dannert)