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The health implications of social pensions : evidence from China's new rural pension scheme
Cheng, Lingguo; Liu, Hong; Zhang, Ye; Zhao, Zhong - 2016
pension income in multiple ways: improved nutrition intake, better accessibility to health care, increased informal care …This paper estimates the causal effect of income on health outcomes of the elderly and investigates underlying … measures of physical health, cognitive function, and psychological well-being of the rural elderly, and also reduced mortality …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011449535
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Live longer and healthier : impact of pension income for low-income retirees
Malavasi, Chiara; Ye, Han - 2024
We estimate the effect of additional pension income on mortality outcomes by exploring the eli- gibility criteria of a German program subsidizing the pensions of low-wage workers. Using novel administrative data, we find that eligibility leads to a 2-month delay in age at death (censored at 75)....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014535353
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Can pensions save lives? : evidence from the introduction of old-age assistance in the UK
Jäger, Philipp - 2023
an event-time design, I show that elderly mortality in England and Wales declined after the pension was introduced. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014235352
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Pension and Health Services Utilization : Evidence from Social Pension Expansion in China
Chen, Shanquan; Chen, Xi; Law, Stephen; Lucas, Henry; … - 2021
The proportion of people aged 60 years or over is growing faster than other age groups. The well-being older adults depend heavily on their state of health. This study evaluates the effects of pensions on older adults' health service utilization, and estimates the size of pension required to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013314942
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The Health Implications of Social Pensions : Evidence from China's New Rural Pension Scheme
Cheng, Lingguo - 2016
pension income in multiple ways: improved nutrition intake, better accessibility to health care, increased informal care …This paper estimates the causal effect of income on health outcomes of the elderly and investigates underlying … measures of physical health, cognitive function, and psychological well-being of the rural elderly, and also reduced mortality …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013001346
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The effects of an increase in the retirement age on health - evidence from administrative data
Barschkett, Mara; Geyer, Johannes; Haan, Peter; … - 2021
-specific pension reform for women using two complementary empirical approaches - a Regression Discontinuity Design and a Difference …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012705582
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The effects of an increase in the retirement age on health : evidence from administrative data
Barschkett, Mara; Geyer, Johannes; Haan, Peter; … - 2021
-specific pension reform for women using two complementary empirical approaches - a Regression Discontinuity Design and a Difference …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013191363
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The effects of an increase in the retirement age on health : evidence from administrative data
Barschkett, Mara; Geyer, Johannes; Haan, Peter; … - 2021
-specific pension reform for women using two complementary empirical approaches - a Regression Discontinuity Design and a Difference …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012671875
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Armut im Alter : Ursachenanalyse und eine Projektion für das Jahr 2023
Kumpmann, Ingmar; Gühne, Michael; Buscher, Herbert S. - 2010
Verschiedene Faktoren bewirken eine Zunahme der Altersarmut in Deutschland, insbesondere in Ostdeutschland. Mit Daten des Sozio-oekonomischen Panel (SOEP) untersuchen wir Ursachen und Ausmaß der Altersarmut in Deutschland. Wir beginnen mit einer Querschnittsregression zur Bestimmung der...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003950750
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What effect does increasing the retirement age have on the employment rate of older women? : empirical evidence from retirement age hikes in Hungary during the 2000s
Cseres-Gergely, Zsombor - 2014
This paper provides empirical evidence on the effect of changing the retirement age on employment. Base on individual data from Hungary, a country where a number of hikes increased the retirement age between 1997 and 2009, this analysis benefits from substantial variation in pension eligibility...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010348302