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Driving human capital accumulation. The role of grandparents 推动人力资本积累。祖父母的角色

IF 2 3区经济学

Journal of the Economics of Ageing Pub Date : 2025-09-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeoa.2025.100598

Mauro Maria Baldi, Raffaella Coppier, Elisabetta Michetti

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Lifecycle analysis of the gender gap in paid and unpaid work by household structure 按家庭结构对有偿和无偿工作的性别差距进行生命周期分析

IF 2 3区经济学

Journal of the Economics of Ageing Pub Date : 2025-09-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeoa.2025.100597

Gemma Abio , Ció Patxot , Elisenda Rentería , Guadalupe Souto , Tanja Istenič

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Who supports carbon pricing? Older adults’ financial literacy and attitudes toward carbon taxation 谁支持碳定价？老年人的金融知识和对碳税的态度

IF 2 3区经济学

Journal of the Economics of Ageing Pub Date : 2025-09-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeoa.2025.100595

Joelle H. Fong, Yuhao Ba, Zhe Chen

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Trend in length-of-stay in nursing homes: Evidence from the Netherlands 在疗养院停留时间的趋势：来自荷兰的证据

IF 2 3区经济学

Journal of the Economics of Ageing Pub Date : 2025-09-11 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeoa.2025.100596

Peter Alders , Bram Wouterse , Frederik T. Schut

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The effect of the increase in social security’s full retirement age on unemployment among older adults 提高社会保障的完全退休年龄对老年人失业的影响

IF 2 3区经济学

Journal of the Economics of Ageing Pub Date : 2025-08-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeoa.2025.100594

Halim Yoon

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Decomposing longevity: How life expectancy changes around the world 分解寿命：世界各地的预期寿命如何变化

IF 2 3区经济学

Journal of the Economics of Ageing Pub Date : 2025-07-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeoa.2025.100587

Martin G. Haas, Uwe Sunde

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The macroeconomic impact of chronic disease in the United Kingdom 英国慢性病的宏观经济影响

IF 1.9 3区经济学

Journal of the Economics of Ageing Pub Date : 2025-06-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeoa.2025.100590

Yannick Schindler , Andrew J. Scott

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Navigating demographic challenges: The impact of increasing social contribution rates on tax revenue and distribution 应对人口挑战：提高社会贡献率对税收收入和税收分配的影响

IF 1.9 3区经济学

Journal of the Economics of Ageing Pub Date : 2025-06-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeoa.2025.100593

Philipp Toussaint, Sebastian Schultis, Stefan Seuffert

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Demographic change, firm costs, and digital transformation 人口变化、企业成本和数字化转型

IF 1.9 3区经济学

Journal of the Economics of Ageing Pub Date : 2025-06-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeoa.2025.100592

Gang Qiao , Ruipeng Tan

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Long-run patterns in the spousal correlation of lifespan 配偶寿命相关性的长期模式

IF 1.9 3区经济学

Journal of the Economics of Ageing Pub Date : 2025-06-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeoa.2025.100588

Jacob Hutchings , Adriana Lleras-Muney , Joshua Nicholls , Joseph Price , Sven E Wilson

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