FLEXIBLE PENSION AGE NEEDED DUE TO OCCUPATIONAL INEQUALITY IN HEALTH AND MORTALITY
Old-age pension in Denmark is among the highest in the world although life expectancy lags behind that of many other welfare states. The Danish pension age is adjusted in line [...]
WORKING CONDITIONS AND RETIREMENT: HOW IMPORTANT ARE HR POLICIES IN PROLONGING WORKING LIFE?
Human resource (HR) measures to improve job satisfaction can prolong working lives, yet there is little evidence about the size of such effects. We provide a comprehensive literature review and [...]
The SHARE Blog wishes you a great new year 2020!
The SHARE Blog Editorial wishes you happy holidays and a great start into the New Year! The SHARE Blog started as an initiative of nine scholars in May 2019. To [...]
SPOUSAL CARE-GIVING ARRANGEMENTS IN EUROPE
Spouses (and partners) are the most important source of care in old age. There are, however, interesting differences as to whether spouses care alone, receive informal support from other family [...]
CHILDCARE BY GRANDMOTHERS. IS GREECE EXCEPTIONAL?
Child care by grandmothers is a topic of great interest to social scientists and growing importance for policy makers. Maternal and paternal grandmothers don’t contribute identically, and patterns of caregiving [...]
MULTIMORBIDITY AND HEALTH OUTCOMES IN OLDER ADULTS
Despite the increase in awareness of chronic disease, little is known about whether multimorbidity has had a diminished impact on health in Europe in the past decade. We used multiple [...]