Europe. We find that differences in health can explain most of the growing gap in remaining life expectancy. In addition, we … life expectancy at that age has diverged substantially compared to Europe. We find that this growing longevity gap is … primarily the symptom of real declines in the health of near-elderly Americans, relative to their European peers. In particular …

, comparable panel evidence available in the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE). It considers both physical …The cost of old-age dependency leads to reforms aimed at raising the age or retirement. But do older individuals have … the health/cognitive capacity to work longer? This paper asks how much older individuals (55-75) could work if they worked …

In times of demographic change, better job quality is needed to promote health and thereby extend employment … neglected their combined effects on health and employment. To address this limitation, we have built upon an established … affects non-employment and how mental and physical health mediate this association. Analyses were based on representative data …

the use of a whole set of preventive care treatments. Analysis is based on the first three waves of the Survey of Health …, Ageing and Retirement (SHARE) for individuals aged 50 and over living in 13 European countries. We employ alternative …, poor and less educated people are more likely than the better off to use preventive care late, e.g. when health shocks …

Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) to investigate whether immigration affects depression among natives 65 …To our knowledge, no study has examined the effect of immigration on the health of older natives. We use the Study of … and household services by older natives may help maintain health through a variety of pathways including reduced …

-country comparative micro-data from SHARE (Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe) survey, we estimate and decompose an …Income-related inequalities in health care access have been found in several European countries but little is known … equity issues related to the provision of home care services across three macro-areas in Europe which are highly …

offers a comparative overview of the incidence and determinants of loneliness and social isolation in Europe in the pre …-COVID-19 period. The empirical results indicate that 8.6% of the adult population in Europe suffer from frequent loneliness and … 20.8% from social isolation, with eastern Europe recording the highest prevalence of both phenomena. Trends over time do …

, comorbidities, health behaviour and diabetes management. Using SHARE (Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe) data, first …We examine regional differences in diabetes within Europe, and relate them to variations in socio-economic conditions … regional differences in incidence with causal random forests. Compared to Western Europe, the transition odds to diabetes is 2 …