Ageing

This paper examines the impact of changes in public long-term care spending on the use of public hospitals among the older population in England, and the cost and quality of this care.

We examine the extent to which owner-occupiers in their 50s and 60s change their private pension saving when they complete repayment of the mortgage on their primary residence. Using panel data from a household survey, the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing, we identify those who completed repayment of their mortgage as anticipated two years prior.

This paper investigates risk attitudes at older ages in 14 European countries. Older individuals report lower willingness to take risks in all countries.

We analyse the pattern of work and other labour market states, such as unemployment and out-of-labour-force, over the life course, by making use of a long retrospective panel of older Europeans.

This paper uses linked survey responses and administrative hospital records to examine the accuracy of self-reported medical diagnoses.

This briefing note describes the state pension age increases that have been legislated by various governments in recent decades, and discusses how they relate to improvements in life expectancies and how spending on state pensions is projected to evolve as a result.

Whether the UK leaves the European Union, and if so on what terms, is a crucial issue andtherefore rightly should be the subject of much debate in the run-up to the generalelection on 12 December.

This paper documents significantly steeper declines in nondurable expenditures at older ages in the United Kingdom compared to the United States, in spite of income paths being similar. Several possible causes are explored, including different employment paths, housing ownership and expenses, levels and paths of health status, number of household members, and out-of-pocket medical expenditures.

Much of lifetime healthcare spending is concentrated at the end of life. This paper uses survey data linked to administrative hospital and mortality records to examine how the pattern of end-of-life hospital inpatient spending varies across different groups within a large public hospital system in England.

Delaying retirement has significant positive effects on the average cognition and physical mobility of women in England, at least in the short run. Exploiting the increase in employment of 60-63 year old women resulting from the increase in the female State Pension Age, we show that working substantially boosts performance on two cognitive tests, particularly for singles.

DynaHEALTH is a research consortium funded by the European Commission through the Horizon 2020 research programme. It was established to help solve the societal challenge of an ageing population and the associated burden of non-communicable diseases related to obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D).

Kann kulturelle Aktivität vor einer Depression im Alter schützen? (Can cultural activity prevent depression in old age? : Answers from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing)

Sleep quality, sleep duration and sexual health among older people: Findings from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing

Decline in sexuality and wellbeing in older adults: A population-based study.

Sleep Quality, Duration, and Associated Sexual Function at Older Age: Findings from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing.