PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PROTECTS FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE AFTER AGE 50
Adverse childhood experiences, such as neglect and household dysfunction, can deteriorate numerous health outcomes. Investigating the nature of these effects [...]
HOW THE SEASON OF BIRTH AFFECTS HEALTH AND AGING
We investigate how the season of birth affects human health and aging. Forthis purpose, we use five waves of the [...]
CHANGING ATTITUDES TO RISK AT OLDER AGES: THE ROLE OF HEALTH AND OTHER LIFE EVENTS
Attitudes towards risk shape a broad set of decisions relating to important outcomes such as savings and investments, labour supply, [...]
UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT OF CHILDHOOD MOBILITY ON MIGRATION BEHAVIOUR IN ADULTHOOD
European countries follow diverse internal migration trends. Some countries have recorded a rise in the proportion of their inhabitants migrating [...]
LIFE COURSE TRAUMATIC STRESS AND OLD-AGE DEPRESSION
Using novel data from ELSA on the accumulation of traumatic stress across the life course, we examined whether the risk [...]
EARLY-LIFE SOCIOECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES EXPLAIN HEALTH DIFFERENCES IN OLD AGE, BUT NOT THEIR EVOLUTION OVER AGEING
Do early-life socioeconomic circumstances influence the level and the trajectories of health in old age? Do material and cultural aspects [...]