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published as 'Increasing the Retirement Age: Policy Effects and Underlying Mechanisms' in: American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2024, 16 (1), 259-291.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14098

Cognitive Impairment and Prevalence of Memory-Related Diagnoses among U.S. Older Adults

Yuting Qian, Xi Chen, Diwen Tang, Amy S. Kelley, Jing Li

published as 'Prevalence of Memory-Related Diagnoses Among U.S. Older Adults With Early Symptoms of Cognitive Impairment' in: Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences, 2021, 76 (10), 1846 - 1853

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14081

The Effect of Grandchildren on the Happiness of Grandparents: Does the Grandparent's Child's Gender Matter?

Eiji Yamamura, Giorgio Brunello

published in: Asian Economic Journal, 2023, 37 (2), 149 - 163

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13949

Elderly's Mobility to and from Work in the US: Metropolitan Status and Population Size

José Ignacio Gimenez-Nadal, José Alberto Molina, Jorge Velilla

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13939

How Effective are Matching Schemes in Enticing Low-income Earners to Save More for Retirement? Evidence from a National Scheme

Marc K. Chan, Cain Polidano, Ha Vu, Roger Wilkins, Andrew Carter, Hang To

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13876

Pension and Health Services Utilization: Evidence from Social Pension Expansion in China

Shanquan Chen, Xi Chen, Stephen Law, Henry Lucas, Shenlan Tang, Qian Long, Lei Xue, Zheng Wang

published in: BMC Health Services Research, 2020, 20, 1008

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13792

Working Less to Take Care of Parents? Labor Market Effects of Family Long-Term Care in Four Latin American Countries

Marco Stampini, María Laura Oliveri, Pablo Ibarrarán, Diana Londoño, Ho June (Sean) Rhee, Gillinda M. James

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13774

Health of Elderly Parents, Their Children's Labor Supply, and the Role of Migrant Care Workers

Wolfgang Frimmel, Martin Halla, Jörg Paetzold, Julia Schmieder

published online in: Journal of Labor Economics, 2023

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13725

Are Older People Aware of Their Cognitive Decline? Misperception and Financial Decision Making

Fabrizio Mazzonna, Franco Peracchi

published in: Journal of Political Economy, 2024, 132 (6), 1793-1830

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13552

Does Immigration Improve Quality of Care in Nursing Homes?

Delia Furtado, Francesc Ortega

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13539

Designing Disability Insurance Reforms: Tightening Eligibility Rules or Reducing Benefits?

Andreas Haller, Stefan Staubli, Josef Zweimüller

published in: Econometrica, 2024, 92 (1), 79-110.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13527

Ageing, Health, Loneliness and Wellbeing

Massimiliano Tani, Zhiming Cheng, Matloob Piracha, Ben Zhe Wang

published in: Social Indicators Research, 2020, 26, 1-17

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13506

Older Workers Need Not Apply? Ageist Language in Job Ads and Age Discrimination in Hiring

Ian Burn, Patrick Button, Luis Munguia Corella, David Neumark

published as 'Does Ageist Language in Job Ads Predict Age Discrimination in Hiring?' in: Journal of Labor Economics, 2022, 40 (3), 613-667.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13460

Childhood Circumstances and Health Inequality in Old Age: Comparative Evidence from China and the United States

Xi Chen, Binjian Yan, Thomas M. Gill

published in: Social Indicators Research, 2022, 160, 689 - 716

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13416

Are Older Workers Willing to Learn?

Jens Ruhose, Stephan L. Thomsen, Insa Weilage

revised version published as 'No mental retirement: estimating voluntary adult education activities of older workers' in: Education Economics, 2023, 32 (4), 440–473.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13403

Retirement, Social Support and Mental Wellbeing: A Couple-level Analysis

Nathan Kettlewell, Jack Lam

published in: European Journal of Health Economics, 2022, 23, 511–535

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13263

Social Security, Labor Supply and Health of Older Workers: Quasi-Experimental Evidence from a Large Reform

Itay Saporta-Eksten, Ity Shurtz, Sarit Weisburd

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13081

Do Public Program Benefits Crowd Out Private Transfers in Developing Countries? A Critical Review of Recent Evidence

Plamen Nikolov, Matthew Bonci

published in: World Development, 2020, 134, 104967

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13020

Bounding the Joint Distribution of Disability and Employment with Contaminated Data

Ding Liu, Daniel L. Millimet

published as 'Bounding the Joint Distribution of Disability and Employment with Misclassification' in: Health Economics, 2021, 30, 1628-1647

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12993

Retirement, Intergenerational Time Transfers, and Fertility

Peter Eibich, Thomas Siedler

published in: European Economic Review, 2020, 124, 1-41

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12873

Health Inequality among Chinese Older Adults: The Role of Childhood Circumstances

Binjian Yan, Xi Chen, Thomas M. Gill

published in: Journal of The Economics of Ageing, 2020, 17, 100237

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12849

What Does a Job Candidate's Age Signal to Employers?

Hannah Van Borm, Ian Burn, Stijn Baert

revised version published in: Labour Economics, 2021, 71, 102003

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12843

Leaving Money on the Table? Suboptimal Enrollment in the New Social Pension Program in China

Xi Chen, Lipeng Hu, Jody L. Sindelar

published in: Journal of the Economics of Ageing, 2020, 15, 100233

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12791

The Mental Health Effects of Retirement

Matteo Picchio, Jan C. van Ours

revised version published in: De Economist, 2020, 168, 419-452

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12744

The Effect of Increasing the Early Retirement Age on Savings Behavior Before Retirement

Stefan Etgeton, Björn Fischer, Han Ye

published as 'The Effect of Increasing Retirement Age on Households' Savings and Consumption Expenditure' in: Journal of Public Economics, 2023, 221, 104845

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12625

Redistribution of Individual Pension Wealth to Survivor Pensions: Evidence from a Stated Preferences Analysis

Andries de Grip, Didier Fouarge, Raymond Montizaan

published in: Journal of Behavior Economics and Organization, 2020, 173, 402-421.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12604

Policy Uncertainty and Information Flows: Evidence from Pension Reform Expectations

Emanuele Ciani, Adeline Delavande, Ben Etheridge, Marco Francesconi

published in: Economic Journal, 2023, 133 (649), 98-129

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12532

Do Private Household Transfers to the Elderly Respond to Public Pension Benefits? Evidence from Rural China

Plamen Nikolov, Alan Adelman

published in: Journal of the Economics of Ageing, 2019, 14, 100204

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12524

Do Pension Benefits Accelerate Cognitive Decline? Evidence from Rural China

Plamen Nikolov, Alan Adelman

updated version published as DP15742 . (published in: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2023, 205, 594 - 617).

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12370

Sons or Daughters? The Impact of Children's Migration on the Health and Well-Being of Parents Left Behind

Jackline Wahba, Chuhong Wang

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12299

Marital Status and Retirement: An Empirical Study for France

Karina Doorley, Elena G. F. Stancanelli

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12265

Population Aging, Age Discrimination, and Age Discrimination Protections at the 50th Anniversary of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act

Patrick Button

published in: Czaja, S. J.; Sharit, J. and J. James (eds.), Current and Emerging Trends in Aging and Work, Springer: New York, 2020

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12258

Disability and the Unionized Workplace

Mason Ameri, Mohammad Ali, Lisa Schur, Douglas L. Kruse

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12221

NDC: The Generic Old-Age Pension Scheme

Marek Góra, Edward Palmer

published in: Robert Holzmann, Edward Palmer, Robert Palacios, and Stefano Sacchi (eds.), Progress and Challenges of Nonfinancial Defined Pension, Vol. 1, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank, Washington DC, 2020, 167 - 188

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12195

Inexpensive Heating Reduces Winter Mortality

Janjala Chirakijja, Seema Jayachandran, Pinchuan Ong

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12073

Ageing and Skills: The Case of Literacy Skills

Garry F. Barrett, W. Craig Riddell

published in: European Journal of Education, 2019, 54 (1), 60-71

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11931

Institutional Reforms and an Incredible Rise in Old Age Employment

Regina T. Riphahn, Rebecca Schrader

published as 'Institutional Reforms of 2006 and the Dramatic Rise in Old-Age Employment in Germany' in: ILR Review, 2020, 73 (5), 1185-1225.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11896

A Regression Discontinuity Evaluation of Reducing Early Retirement Eligibility in Poland

Oliwia Komada, Pawel Strzelecki, Joanna Tyrowicz

published in: International Journal of Manpower, 2019, 40 (2), 286-303

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11851

Fatal Attraction? Extended Unemployment Benefits, Labor Force Exits, and Mortality

Andreas Kuhn, Stefan Staubli, Jean-Philippe Wuellrich, Josef Zweimüller

published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2020, 191, 104087

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11832

Are Retirees More Satisfied? Anticipation and Adaptation Effects of Retirement on Subjective Well-Being: A Panel Analysis for Germany

Joachim Merz

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11769

The Growing American Health Penalty: International Trends in the Employment of Older Workers with Poor Health

Ben Baumberg Geiger, René Böheim, Thomas Leoni

published in: Social Science Research, 82, 18–32, 2019

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11708

Socio-Economic Inequalities in Tobacco Consumption of the Older Adults in China: A Decomposition Method

Yafei Si, Zhongliang Zhou, Min Su, Xiao Wang, Dan Li, Dan Wang, Shuyi He, Zihan Hong, Xi Chen

published in: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2018, 15 (7), 1466

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11667

Financial Incentives and Earnings of Disability Insurance Recipients: Evidence from a Notch Design

Philippe Ruh, Stefan Staubli

revised version published in: American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2019, 11(2), 269-300

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11664

Working Beyond 65 in Ireland

Anne Nolan, Alan Barrett

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11663

The Role of Self-Employment in Ireland's Older Workforce

Anne Nolan, Alan Barrett

published in: Journal of the Economics of Ageing, 2019, 14, 100201

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11620

Pension Reform: Disentangling Retirement and Savings Responses

Maarten Lindeboom, Raymond Montizaan

published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2020, 192(3), 104297

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11618

Labor Market and Distributional Effects of an Increase in the Retirement Age

Johannes Geyer, Peter Haan, Anna Hammerschmid, Michael Peters

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11512

Getting Life Expectancy Estimates Right for Pension Policy: Period versus Cohort Approach

Mercedes Ayuso, Jorge Miguel Bravo, Robert Holzmann

published in: Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, 2021, 20 (2), 212 - 231

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11447

The Effects of Day Care on Health During Childhood: Evidence by Age

Gerard J. van den Berg, Bettina M. Siflinger

published as 'The effects of a daycare reform on health in childhood - Evidence from Sweden ' in: Journal of Health Economics, 2022, 81, 102577

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11410

Earnings Responses to Disability Benefit Cuts

Silvia Garcia Mandico, Pilar Garcia-Gomez, Anne C. Gielen, Owen O'Donnell

published as 'Earnings responses to disability insurance stringency' in: Labour Economics, 2020, 66, 101880

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11409

Using a Kinked Policy Rule to Estimate the Effect of Experience Rating on Disability Inflow

Tomi Kyyrä, Tuuli Paukkeri

published as "Does Experience Rating Reduce Sickness and Disability Claims? Evidence from Policy Kinks" in: Journal of Health Economics, 2018, 61, 178-192

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11235

Grandchildren and Their Grandparents' Labor Supply

Peter Rupert, Giulio Zanella

published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2018, 159, 89 - 103

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11199

Grandmothers' Labor Supply

Wolfgang Frimmel, Martin Halla, Bernhard Schmidpeter, Rudolf Winter-Ebmer

published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2022, 57 (2), 1645 - 1689

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11193

NDC Schemes and Heterogeneity in Longevity: Proposals for Redesign

Robert Holzmann, Jennifer Alonso-García, Heloise Labit-Hardy, Andres M. Villegas

published in: R. Holzmann, E. Palmer, R. Palacios. S. Sacchi (eds). Progress and Challenges of Nonfinancial Defined Contribution Pension (NDC) Schemes, Volume 1: Addressing Marginalization, Polarization, and the Labor Market, Chapter 14. Washington, D.C.: The World Bank.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11186

The Dynamics of Disability and Benefit Receipt in Britain

Melanie K. Jones, Duncan McVicar

published in: Oxford Economic Papers, 2022, 74 (3), 936–957,

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11144

Older People in Sweden Without Means: On the Importance of Age at Immigration for Being 'Twice Poor'

Björn Anders Gustafsson, Hanna Mac Innes, Torun Österberg

published in: Aging and Society, 2019, 39 (6), 1172-1199

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11101

Dynamics in Physical Functioning Limitations

Neha Agarwal, Hans-Peter Kohler, Subha Mani

published as 'Path Dependence in Disability' in: Journal of African Economies, 2022, 31 (4), 329 - 354

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11100

Working, Volunteering and Mental Health in the Later Years

Irene Mosca, Robert E. Wright

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11062

Does Low Skilled Immigration Cause Human Capital Polarization? Evidence from Italian Provinces

Giorgio Brunello, Elisabetta Lodigiani, Lorenzo Rocco

published as 'Does low skilled immigration increase the education of natives? Evidence from Italian provinces' in: Labour Economics, 2020, 63, 101794

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11035

Long-Term Care in Latin America and the Caribbean? Theory and Policy Considerations

Martín Caruso Bloeck, Sebastian Galiani, Pablo Ibarrarán

published in: Economica, 2019, 20 (1), 1 - 32

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10988

Labour Supply and Informal Care Supply: The Impacts of Financial Support for Long-Term Elderly Care

Bruce Hollingsworth, Asako Ohinata, Matteo Picchio, Ian Walker

revised version published as 'The Impacts of Free Universal Elderly Care on the Supply of Informal Care and Labour Supply' in: Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2022, 84 (4), 933 - 960

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10957

Inclusive Recruitment? Hiring Discrimination against Older Workers

Nick Drydakis, Peter MacDonald, Vasiliki Bozani, Vangelis Chiotis

published in: Arenas, A., Di Marco, D., Munduate, L., Euwema, M.C. (Eds.), Shaping Inclusive Workplaces through Social Dialogue, New York: Springer Publishing, 2017, 87-102

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10779

Run For Your Life? The Effect of Close Elections on the Life Expectancy of Politicians

Mark Borgschulte, Jacob Vogler

published in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2019, 167, 18 - 32

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10733

Does Delayed Retirement Affect Youth Employment? Evidence from Italian Local Labour Markets

Marco Bertoni, Giorgio Brunello

published as 'Does A Higher Retirement Age Reduce Youth Employment' in: Economic Policy, 2021, 36 (106), 325 - 372

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10731

The Impact of Social Pensions on Intergenerational Relationships: Comparative Evidence from China

Xi Chen, Karen Eggleston, Ang Sun

published in: Journal of the Economics of Ageing, 2018, 12, 225 -235

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10681

Closing Routes to Retirement: How Do People Respond?

Johannes Geyer, Clara Welteke

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10680

How Do Unemployed Workers Behave Prior to Retirement? A Multi-State Multiple-Spell Approach

Ewa Gałecka-Burdziak, Marek Góra

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10378

Addressing Longevity Heterogeneity in Pension Scheme Design and Reform

Mercedes Ayuso, Jorge Miguel Bravo, Robert Holzmann

published in: Journal of Finance and Economics, 2017, 6 (10), 1-21

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10361

How Does Pension Eligibility Affect Labor Supply in Couples?

Rafael Lalive, Pierpaolo Parrotta

published in: Labour Economics, 2017, 46, 177-188

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10322

Couples' Retirement under Individual Pension Design: A Regression Discontinuity Study for France

Elena G. F. Stancanelli

published in: Labour Economics, 2017, 49, 14-26

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10270

Understanding Teenage Fertility, Cohabitation, and Marriage: The Case of Peru

Marta Favara, Pablo Lavado, Alan Sanchez

published in: Review of Development Economics, 2020, 24 (4), 1217-1236

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10164

Demography of Global Aging

David E. Bloom, Elizabeth Mitgang, Benjamin Osher

published in: Jean-Pierre Michel (ed.), Oxford Textbook of Geriatric Medicine, Oxford University Press, 2017, 3 - 10

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10163

The Global Demography of Aging: Facts, Explanations, Future

David E. Bloom, Dara Lee Luca

published in: J. Poot, M. Roskruge (eds.), Population Change and Impacts in Asia and the Pacific, Springer, 2020

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10162

Population Aging in India: Facts, Issues, and Options

Arunika Agarwal, Alyssa Lubet, Elizabeth Mitgang, Sanjay Mohanty, David E. Bloom

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10102

Workplace Disability: Whose Wellbeing Does It Affect?

Getinet Astatike Haile

published in: Economic and Industrial Democracy, 2022, 43 (3), 1467–148

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10073

How Do Pre-School and/or School-Age Children Affect Parents' Likelihood of Migration and Off-Farm Work in Rural China's Minority Regions?

Sai Ding, Xiao-Yuan Dong, Margaret Maurer-Fazio

published online in: Feminist Economics, 2018, 24 (2), 77 - 99

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10060

On the Heterogeneity in Longevity among Socioeconomic Groups: Scope, Trends, and Implications for Earnings-Related Pension Schemes

Mercedes Ayuso, Jorge Miguel Bravo, Robert Holzmann

published in: Global Journal of Human Social Sciences-Economics, 2017, 17 (1), 33-58

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10037

Does Money Relieve Depression? Evidence from Social Pension Expansions in China

Xi Chen, Tianyu Wang, Susan Busch

published in: Social Science and Medicine, 2019, 220, 411-420.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10017

Ageing and Literacy Skills: Evidence from IALS, ALL and PIAAC

Garry F. Barrett, W. Craig Riddell

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10016

Old-Age Pension and Extended Families: How is Adult Children's Internal Migration Affected?

Xi Chen

published in: Contemporary Economic Policy, 2016, 34(4), 646–659

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9944

Poverty Risk among Older Immigrants in a Scandinavian Welfare State

Vibeke Jakobsen, Peder J. Pedersen

published in: European Journal of Social Security, 2017, 19 (3), 242 - 262

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9835

Use It or Lose It: Irish Evidence

Irene Mosca, Robert E. Wright

published as 'Effect of Retirement on Cognition: Evidence From the Irish Marriage Bar' in: Demography, 2018, 55 (4), 1317- 1341

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9681

Greying the Budget: Ageing and Preferences over Public Policies

Luiz de Mello, Simone Schotte, Erwin R. Tiongson, Hernan Winkler

published in: Kyklos, 2017, 70 (1), 70-96

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9621

The Health Implications of Social Pensions: Evidence from China's New Rural Pension Scheme

Lingguo Cheng, Hong Liu, Ye Zhang, Zhong Zhao

published in: Journal of Comparative Economics, 2018, 46, 53-77

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9619

Working Time Reductions at the End of the Career: Do They Prolong the Time Spent in Employment?

Andrea Albanese, Bart Cockx, Yannick Thuy

published in: Empirical Economics, 2020, 59, 99–141

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9617

Opening the Blackbox: How Does Labor Market Policy Affect the Job Seekers' Behavior? A Field Experiment

Patrick Arni

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9549

Disability Benefit Generosity and Labor Force Withdrawal

Kathleen Mullen, Stefan Staubli

revised version published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2016, 143, 49-63

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9482

Old-Age Pension and Intergenerational Living Arrangements

Xi Chen

published in: Review of Economics of the Household, 2017, 15 (2), 455-476

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9481

Overconfidence and Health Insurance Participation among the Elderly

Wei Huang, Mi Luo

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9430

Gradual Retirement, Financial Incentives, and Labour Supply of Older Workers: Evidence from a Stated Preference Analysis

Ahmed Elsayed, Andries de Grip, Didier Fouarge, Raymond Montizaan

published in: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2018, 150, 277-294

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9393

Labor Force Activity after 60: Recent Trends in the Scandinavian Countries with Germany as a Benchmark

Mona Larsen, Peder J. Pedersen

updated version published as 'Labour force activity after 65: what explain recent trends in Denmark, Germany and Sweden?' in: Journal for Labour Market Research, 2017, 50, 5–27

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9350

The Impact of Rural-Urban Migration on the Health of the Left-behind Parents

Xiang Ao, Dawei Jiang, Zhong Zhao

published in: China Economic Review, 2016, 37, 126-139

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9343

Cultural and Ethnic Differences in the Transitions from Work to 'Retirement' of Rural Elders in China’s Minority Regions

Rachel Connelly, Margaret Maurer-Fazio

published in: B. Gustafsson, R. Hasmath. S. Ding (eds), Ethnicity and Inequality in China, New York and Oxford: Routledge, 2021, 82-109. / published in Chinese, Beijing, 2017, 56-83.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9338

A 'Healthy Immigrant Effect' or a 'Sick Immigrant Effect'? Selection and Policies Matter

Amelie F. Constant, Teresa García-Muñoz, Shoshana Neuman, Tzahi Neuman

published in: European Journal of Health Economics, 2018, 19 (1), 103-121.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9329

The Value of Socialized Medicine: The Impact of Universal Primary Healthcare Provision on Birth and Mortality Rates in Turkey

Resul Cesur, Pinar Mine Gunes, Erdal Tekin, Aydogan Ulker

published as 'The value of socialized medicine: The impact of universal primary healthcare provision on mortality rates in 'in: Journal of Public Economics, 2017, 150, 74 - 93

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9310

Employee Health and Employer Incentives

Patrick Hullegie, Pierre Koning

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