successful in protecting single older people from poverty, especially single older women, than government-administered social … following the death of a spouse, which we argue would substantially reduce the risk of poverty faced by older women … reducing poverty in old age. The transition from work to retirement is no longer economically perilous for the vast majority of …

gender asymmetry in poverty can account for a substantial fraction of these missing women. Using a natural experiment, I link … profile of women's bargaining power and construct relative poverty rates for women. I find that bargaining power declines with … age, and that women's relative poverty rates closely match their higher than expected mortality rates by age. This match …

The economic status of older Americans has improved dramatically since 1960. Today, the poverty rate for those 65 and … over is about the same as for those aged 18-64. But substantial pockets of poverty remain, especially among older non …-married women. This brief will focus on why older women are particularly vulnerable. It also reviews the outlook for the future …

similar for Viet Nam, except older women, who are at greater risk of mental and physical health problems, appear to enjoy a …

Although elderly men and women share many of the same problems as they age, their lives are likely to follow different … courses. Women are more likely than men to live into old old-age and are more likely to spend part of their young old …-age caring for husbands or parents. By providing this unpaid care women might enter retirement earlier, rather than prolonging …

By age 77 a plurality of women in wealthy Western societies are widows. Comparing older (aged 70+) married women to … time use to it. Widows differ from otherwise similar married women, especially from married women with working husbands, by …. Evidence from the European countries shows that widows feel less time stress than married women but are also less satisfied …

By age 77 a plurality of women in wealthy Western societies are widows. Comparing older (aged 70+) married women to … adjustment of time use to it. Widows differ from otherwise similar married women, especially from married women with working … widowed. Evidence from the European countries shows that widows feel less time stress than married women but are also less …

Focus in the paper is on poverty among immigrants and refugees 50 years and older coming to Denmark from countries … become eligible for State pension. Poverty rates by national background are described using alternative household concepts …. Next, a number of background factors of relevance for poverty are summarized. We focus on age, gender, marital status …

alleviate poverty in old-age across low and middle income countries, attention should be given to the potential acceleration of …

Focus in the paper is on poverty among immigrants and refugees 50 years and older coming to Denmark from countries … become eligible for State pension. Poverty rates by national background are described using alternative household concepts …. Next, a number of background factors of relevance for poverty are summarized.We focus on age, gender, marital status …