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Next to kin: How children influence the residential mobility decisions of older adults 近亲:子女如何影响老年人的居住流动决定

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Journal of the Economics of Ageing Pub Date : 2022-10-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeoa.2022.100394

Jaclene Begley , Sewin Chan

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Optimal demand for medical and long-term care 医疗和长期护理的最佳需求

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Journal of the Economics of Ageing Pub Date : 2022-10-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeoa.2022.100400

Johannes Schünemann , Holger Strulik , Timo Trimborn

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The Economic and Health Effects of Long-Term Care Insurance: New Evidence from Korea 长期护理保险的经济和健康影响:来自韩国的新证据

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Journal of the Economics of Ageing Pub Date : 2022-10-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeoa.2022.100412

Hoolda Kim , Sophie Mitra

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Interview with Liashko Viktor, Ukrainian Minister of Health 乌克兰卫生部长Liashko Viktor访谈录

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Journal of the Economics of Ageing Pub Date : 2022-10-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeoa.2022.100407

引用次数: 1

Health misperception and healthcare utilisation among older Europeans 欧洲老年人对健康的误解和医疗保健的利用

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Journal of the Economics of Ageing Pub Date : 2022-06-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeoa.2022.100383

Sonja Spitzer , Mujaheed Shaikh

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The effect of social pension on consumption among older adults in Korea 社会养老金对韩国老年人消费的影响

IF 2.2 3区经济学

Journal of the Economics of Ageing Pub Date : 2022-06-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeoa.2021.100364

Ji Young Kang , Sojung Park , Seoyeon Ahn

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引用次数: 5

Income trajectories in later life: Longitudinal evidence from the Health and Retirement Study 晚年的收入轨迹:来自健康和退休研究的纵向证据

IF 2.2 3区经济学

Journal of the Economics of Ageing Pub Date : 2022-06-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeoa.2022.100371

Olivia S. Mitchell , Robert L. Clark , Annamaria Lusardi

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Alcohol consumption as a predictor of mortality and life expectancy: Evidence from older Chinese males 饮酒是死亡率和预期寿命的预测因素：来自中国老年男性的证据

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Journal of the Economics of Ageing Pub Date : 2022-06-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeoa.2022.100368

Dandan Yu, Bei Lu, John Piggott

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Health, loneliness and the ageing process in the absence of cardinal measure: Rendering intangibles tangible 健康、孤独和衰老过程在缺乏基本衡量标准的情况下:把无形的东西变成有形的

IF 2.2 3区经济学

Journal of the Economics of Ageing Pub Date : 2022-06-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeoa.2022.100369

Gordon Anderson , Rui Fu , Teng Wah Leo

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Health improvements impact income inequality 健康改善影响收入不平等

IF 2.2 3区经济学

Journal of the Economics of Ageing Pub Date : 2022-06-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeoa.2022.100385

Rainer Kotschy

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