Purpose: This study investigates the effect of the elderly on the household's financial transactions in Japan and Korea … relatively more significant effect on the financial transactions in Japan and Korea. The growth of those aged 60 has a … significant effect on the household's financial transactions in Japan while the growth of 80+ has a more significant effect in …

This paper provides estimates of the economic impact of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in China and India for the … of NCDs on labor supply and capital accumulation. We present results for the five main NCDs (cardiovascular disease …, cancer, chronic respiratory disease, diabetes, and mental health). Our undiscounted estimates indicate that the cost of the …

across all countries in East Asia, particularly in the People's Republic of China (PRC), Japan, and the Republic of Korea … microlevel data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS), the Japanese Study of Aging and Retirement … the ROK are more likely to be depressed than in the PRC or Japan. …