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Well-being of older people in East Asia: The People's Republic of China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea

Ichimura, Hidehiko; Lei, Xiaoyan; Lee, Chulhee; Lee, Jinkook - 2024

East Asia is undergoing a rapid demographic transition and "super" aging. As a result of steadily decreasing fertility … microlevel data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS), the Japanese Study of Aging and Retirement … (JSTAR), and the Korean Longitudinal Study on Aging (KLoSA). Specifically, we examine the depressive symptom scale as a …

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Patterns of Time Use among Older People

Ferranna, Maddalena; Sevilla, J.P.; Zucker, Leo; Bloom, … - 2022

We analyze time use studies to describe how people allocate their time as they age, especially among paid work, unpaid work, leisure, and personal care. We emphasize differences in time allocation between older (i.e., those aged 65+) and younger people; between developed and developing countries;...

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Does Schooling Improve Cognitive Abilities at Older Ages: Causal Evidence from Nonparametric Bounds

Amin, Vikesh; Behrman, Jere R.; Fletcher, Jason M.; … - 2022

We revisit the much-investigated relationship between schooling and health, focusing on cognitive abilities at older ages using the Harmonized Cognition Assessment Protocol in the Health & Retirement Study. To address endogeneity concerns, we employ a nonparametric partial identification...

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Reaping the Rewards Later: How Education Improves Old-Age Cognition in South Africa

Nikolov, Plamen; Yeh, Steve - 2022

depreciation in old age is increasingly crucial in aging societies. Using data from South Africa, we study how early life education …

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A lifespan perspective on decision‐making: A cross‐sectional comparison of middle childhood, young adulthood, and older adulthood

Lindow, Stefanie; Lang, Anna - In: Journal of Behavioral Decision Making 35 (2021) 3, pp. 1-17

Study 1 contributes to the sparse empirical research on decision‐making across the lifespan by presenting a direct comparison of middle‐aged children's (N = 40; fourth grade), younger adults' (N = 40; 20–39 years), and older adults' (N = 40; 62–82 years) adaptive decision‐making....

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Long-Term Services and Supports and Disease Management among Older Chinese Adults in Different Stages of Cognitive Impairment

Lin, Zhuoer; Chen, Xi - 2022

Rapid population aging elevates burden of chronic and non-communicable diseases among older adults. Despite the …

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The Midlife Crisis

Giuntella, Osea; McManus, Sally; Mujcic, Redzo; Oswald, … - 2022

This paper documents a longitudinal crisis of midlife among the inhabitants of rich nations. Yet middle-aged citizens in our data sets are close to their peak earnings, have typically experienced little or no illness, reside in some of the safest countries in the world, and live in the most...

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Aging in Style: Does How We Write Matter?

Hamermesh, Daniel S.; Kosnik, Lea-Rachel - 2022

The scholarly impact of academic research matters for academic promotions, influence, relevance to public policy, and others. Focusing on writing style in top-level professional journals, we examine how it changes with age, how stylistic differences and age affect impact, and how style and prior...

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Does extreme temperature exposure take a toll on mental health? Evidence from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study

Chen, Yanran; Sun, Ruochen; Chen, Xi; Qin, Xuezheng - 2023

Long-term exposure to extreme temperatures could threaten individuals' mental health and psychological wellbeing. This study aims to investigate the long-term impact of cumulative exposure to extreme temperature. Differently from existing literature, we define extreme temperature exposure in...

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Why aging induces deflation and secular stagnation

Braun, R. Anton; Ikeda, Daisuke - 2022

We provide a quantitative theory of deflation and secular stagnation. In our lifecycle framework, an aging population …

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