“Extending working lives: Overcoming inequalities conference report 2017,” (June 2017, .pdf format, 11p.).
June 19, 2017
CAAR – International Longevity Centre [ILC] Report – June 19, 2017
June 5, 2017
CAAR – United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Programme on Ageing Paper – June 5, 2017
“Economic Inequalities in Old Age,” (June 2017, .pdf format, 14p.).
www.un.org/development/desa/ageing/news/2017/06/briefing-paper-economic-inequalities-in-old-age/
May 17, 2017
CAAR – Program on the Global Demography of Aging [Harvard University] Working Paper – May 17, 2017
“Health gradients in South Africa: Inequalities in the measure of the beholder,” by Carlos Riumallo-Herl,David Canning, Ryan Wagner, Chodziwaddiza Kabudula, and Mark Collinson (PGDA Working Paper No. 139, May 2017, .pdf format, 30p.).
Abstract:
As the literature on health inequalities continues to grow very few studies have tested the sensibility of this measure to the choice of welfare indicator. In this paper we use data from an aging survey in South Africa to evaluate the health gradients using two measures of economic status: consumption per capita and an asset index. In particular, we measure the concentration indexes for a variety of health indicators ranging from general health service utilization to individual self-reported and biomarker outcomes. We find that the concentration indexes for different health indicators differ across economic indicators suggesting that the choice of welfare indicator can lead to different estimations of inequalities. In line with other studies, these results advocate for greater caution when selecting the economic indicator in the analysis of inequalities and for more explicit testing of different indicators in future studies. Overall, the results call for a greater understanding of how SES can influence health to generate appropriate measurements of health inequalities.
April 27, 2017
CAAR – Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) [University of Bonn, Germany] Working Paper – April 27, 2017
“More Pensioners, Less Income Inequality? The Impact of Changing Age Composition on Inequality in Big Cities and Elsewhere,” by Omoniyi Alimi, Dave C. Mare, and Jacques Poot (Discussion Paper No. 10690, April 2017, .pdf format, 27p.). Note: Links to the abstract and the full text of the paper available at:
legacy.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers/viewAbstract?dp_id=10690
April 5, 2017
CAAR – Center for Retirement Research at Boston College Working Paper – April 5, 2017
“Rising Inequality in Life Expectancy by Socioeconomic Status,” by Geoffrey T. Sanzenbacher, Anthony Webb, Candace M. Cosgrove, and Natalia S. Orlova (Working Paper No. 2017-2, April 2017, .pdf format, 29p.). Note: Links to the abstract and the full text of the paper available at:
crr.bc.edu/working-papers/rising-inequality-in-life-expectancy-by-socioeconomic-status/
December 13, 2016
July 26, 2016
CAAR – Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Article Abstracts – July 26, 2016
A. “Equity and length of lifespan are not the same,” by Benjamin Seligman, Gabi Greenberg, and Shripad Tuljapurkar (Vol. 113, No. 30, July 26, 2016, p. 8420-8423).
www.pnas.org/content/113/30/8420.abstract
B. “FoxO3 regulates neuronal reprogramming of cells from postnatal and aging mice,” by Henrik Ahlenius, Soham Chanda, Ashley E. Webb, Issa Yousif, Jesse Karmazin, Stanley B. Prusiner, Anne Brunet, Thomas C. Sudhof, and Marius Wernig (Vol. 113, No. 30, July 26, 2016, p. 8514-8519).
www.pnas.org/content/113/30/8514.abstract
C. “Structural model of the dimeric Parkinson’s protein LRRK2 reveals a compact architecture involving distant interdomain contacts,” by Giambattista Guaitoli, Francesco Raimondi, Bernd K. Gilsbach, Yacob Gomez-Llorente, Egon Deyaert, Fabiana Renzi, Xianting Li, Adam Schaffner, Pravin Kumar Ankush Jagtap, Karsten Boldt, Felix von Zweydorf, Katja Gotthardt, Donald D. Lorimer, Zhenyu Yue, Alex Burgin, Nebojsa Janjic, Michael Sattler, Wim Versees, Marius Ueffing, Iban Ubarretxena-Belandia, Arjan Kortholt, and Christian Johannes Gloeckner (Vol. 113, No. 30, July 26, 2016, .pdf and HTML format, p. E4357-E4366). Note: _PNAS_ is providing open access to the full-text of this article.
May 5, 2016
CAAR – Science Report Abstracts – May 5, 2016
A. “Complement and microglia mediate early synapse loss in Alzheimer mouse models,” by By Soyon Hong, Victoria F. Beja-Glasser, Bianca M. Nfonoyim, Arnaud Frouin, Shaomin Li, Saranya Ramakrishnan, Katherine M. Merry, Qiaoqiao Shi, Arnon Rosenthal, Ben A. Barres, Cynthia A. Lemere, Dennis J. Selkoe, and Beth Stevens (Vol. 352, No. 6286, May 6, 2016, p. 712-716).
science.sciencemag.org/content/352/6286/712.abstract
B. “Inequality in mortality decreased among the young while increasing for older adults, 1990–2010,” by J. Currie and H. Schwandt (Vol. 352, No. 6286, May 6, 2016, p. 708-712).
CAAR – International Longevity Centre [UK] Report – May 5, 2016
“An investigation into inequalities in adult lifespan,” by Les Mayhew and David Smith (May 2016, .pdf format, 34p.).
April 29, 2016
CAAR – Senate Standing Committees on Economics [Australian Parliament] Report – April 30, 2016
“‘A husband is not a retirement plan’ : Achieving economic security for women in retirement,” (April 2016, .pdf format, 158p.).
April 26, 2016
CAAR – Journal of the American Medical Association Article – April 26, 2016
Note: The link below is to the table of contents for the current issue of JAMA (Vol. 315, No. 16, April 26, 2016). Check with your organization’s information center for availability.
jama.jamanetwork.com/issue.aspx?journalid=67&issueid=935237&direction=P
“The Association Between Income and Life Expectancy in the United States, 2001-2014,” by Raj Chetty, Michael Stepner, Sarah Abraham, Shelby Lin, Benjamin Scuderi, Nicholas Turner, Augustin Bergeron, and David Cutler (p. 1750-1766).
March 15, 2016
CAAR – National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper – March 15, 2016
Links to an abstract are available. For full text availability check your organization’s library.
A. “Detecting Potential Overbilling in Medicare Reimbursement via Hours Worked,” by Hanming Fang and Qing Gong (w22084, March 2016, .pdf format, 54p.).
B. “U.S. Inequality, Fiscal Progressivity, and Work Disincentives: An Intragenerational Accounting,” by Alan J. Auerbach, Laurence J. Kotlikoff, and Darryl R. Koehler (w22032, March 2016, .pdf format, 51p.).
March 2, 2016
CAAR – Centre for Independent Studies [St. Leonards, Australia] Report – March 2, 2016
“The myths of the generational bargain,” by Simon Cowan (Research Report 10, March 2016, .pdf format, 25p.).
www.cis.org.au/publications/research-reports/the-myths-of-the-generational-bargain
February 17, 2016
CAAR – Brookings Institution Report – February 17, 2016
“Later Retirement, Inequality in Old Age, and the Growing Gap in Longevity Between Rich and Poor,” by Barry Bosworth, Gary Burtless, and Kan Zhang (February 2016, .pdf format, 166p.).
www.brookings.edu/research/reports2/2016/02/life-expectancy-gaps-promise-social-security
December 10, 2015
CAAR – HelpAge International Brief – December 10, 2015
“Ending gender inequality in older age: Guidance for EU development policy,” (December 2015, .pdf format, 4p.).
November 24, 2015
CAAR – AARP Public Policy Institute Reports – November 24, 2015
A. “Looking Back, Looking Ahead: Chartbook on Women’s Progress,” by Ariane Hegewisch, Jeff Hayes, Jessica Milli, Elyse Shaw, and Heidi Hartmann (November 2015, .pdf format, 67p.).
www.aarp.org/ppi/info-2015/looking-back-looking-ahead-a-chartbook-on-womens-progress.html
B. “Lifelong Disparities among Older American Indians and Alaska Natives,” by R. Turner Goins, Marc B. Schure, Julie Crowder, Dave Baldridge, William Benson, and Nancy Aldrich (November 2015, .pdf format, 26p.).
www.aarp.org/ppi/info-2015/lifelong-disparities-among-older-american-indians-and-alaska-natives.html
September 9, 2015
CAAR – National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper – September 9, 2015
Links to an abstract are available. For full text availability check your organization’s library.
A. “Regulation of Insurance with Adverse Selection and Switching Costs: Evidence from Medicare Part D,” by Maria Polyakova (w21541, September 2015, .pdf format, 63p.).
B. “Support for Redistribution in an Age of Rising Inequality: New Stylized Facts and Some Tentative Explanations,” by Vivekinan Ashok, Ilyana Kuziemko, Ebonya Washington (w21529, September 2015, .pdf format, 59p.).
August 11, 2015
CAAR – King’s Fund [UK] Report – August 11, 2015
“Inequalities in life expectancy: Changes over time and implications for policy,” by David Buck and David Maguire (August 2015, .pdf format, 76p.).
www.kingsfund.org.uk/publications/inequalities-life-expectancy
January 29, 2015
CAAR – Centre for Ageing Research and Development in Ireland [CARDI] Brief – January 29, 2015
“Inequalities in health behaviours in Ireland, North and South,” (January 2015, .pdf format, 11p.).
www.cardi.ie/publications/inequalitiesinhealthbehavioursinirelandnorthandsouth
November 3, 2014
CAAR – Luxembourg Income Study Working Paper – November 3, 2014
“Pension Income Inequality: a Cohort Study in Six European Countries,” by Jorg Neugschwender (Working Paper No. 618, October 2014, .pdf format, 35p.).
Abstract:
This paper is an empirical overview of inequalities of pension outcomes in six European countries, which are shaped by a variety of institutional pensions schemes. The study contrasts pension system regulation in Denmark, Finland, Germany, Italy, Sweden and the United Kingdom; and analyses their impact on current pension income. The main focus is analyzing the current trends of income distribution using a birth cohort perspective. In addition, a detailed analysis of these trends is included by income quintiles/deciles and pension income sources.
The study is a cohort design, where the data are pooled for 77251 individuals in six countries in 28 datasets covering multiple time periods from 1992 to 2010 using the Luxembourg Income Study (LIS) Database. The analyses show that pension incomes in these societies are diversified in terms of public vs. private pension income, purchasing power parities (PPP) adjusted income amounts, and the shape of the income distribution. The countries also differed strongly in relation to the general living standard in the respective societies.
September 24, 2014
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Article – September 24, 2014
“Income Inequality, Socioeconomic Deprivation and Depressive Symptoms among Older Adults in Mexico,” by Julián Alfredo Fernandez-Nino, Betty Soledad Manrique-Espinoza, Ietza Bojorquez-Chapela, and Aaron Salinas-Rodríguez (PLoS ONE 9(9): e108127. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0108127, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 8p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0108127
September 8, 2014
CAAR – University of Wisconsin Institute for Research on Poverty Article – September 8, 2014
“Does incarceration affect inequality during old age?” by Ngina Chiteji (Focus, Vol. 31, No. 1, Spring/Summer 2014, .pdf format, 4p.).
July 2, 2014
CAAR – Aeon Magazine Article – July 2, 2014
“The longevity gap,” by Linda Marsa (June 2014).
aeon.co/magazine/being-human/will-new-drugs-mean-the-rich-live-to-120-and-the-poor-die-at-60/
June 9, 2014
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Article – June 9, 2014
“Socio-Economic Inequalities in the Prevalence of Multi-Morbidity among the Rural Elderly in Bargarh District of Odisha (India),” by Pallavi Banjare and Jalandhar Pradhan (PLoS ONE 9(6): e97832. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0097832, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 10p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0097832
March 14, 2014
CAAR – UK Office for National Statistics Statistical Bulletins – March 14, 2014
A. “Inequality in Healthy Life Expectancy at Birth by National Deciles of Area Deprivation: England, 2009-11,” (March 2014, .pdf and HTML format, 24p.).
B. “2013 Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings: Summary of Pension Results,” (March 2014, .pdf and HTML format, 24p.).
June 27, 2012
CAAR – British Academy Report – June 27, 2012
“Demographic futures: Addressing inequality and diversity among older people,” by Pat Thane (June 2012, .pdf format, 61p.).