Active ageing and solidarity between generations in Europe : first results from SHARE after the economic crisis / edited by Axel Borsch-Supan [and three others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Weber, Guglielmo

Contributor:

Börsch-Supan, Axel, 1954-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe (Program).

Population aging--Economic aspects--Europe.

Population aging.

Population aging--Social aspects--Europe.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (416 pages) : illustrations, maps

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berlin : De Gruyter, [2013]

Language Note:

English

Biography/History:

Axel Börsch-Supan and Martina Brandt, Max-Planck-Institute for Social Law and Social Policy, Munich, Germany; Howard Litwin, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel; Guglielmo Weber, University of Padua, Italy.

Summary:

SHARE is an international survey designed to answer the societal challenges that face us due to rapid population ageing. How do Europeans age? Under which circumstances do older people and their families live, how healthy and active are they, and how did the crisis affect them? The authors of this multidisciplinary book have taken a first step toward answering these questions based on the recent SHARE data including a new social networks module.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Editors

Contributors

1 SHARE: a European policy device in turbulent times / Börsch-Supan, Axel / Brandt, Martina / Litwin, Howard / Weber, Guglielmo

Part I. The crisis: income, wealth and consumption

2 Household consumption and the crisis / Angelini, Viola / Brugiavini, Agar / Weber, Guglielmo

3 The effect of the great recession on the wealth and financial distress of 65+ Europeans / Cavasso, Barbara / Weber, Guglielmo

4 Disability benefits receipt across the financial crisis / Pasini, Giacomo / Zantomio, Francesca

5 Financial market participation and the crisis / Angelini, Viola / Cavapozzi, Danilo / Trevisan, Elisabetta

6 Poverty and transitions in key areas of quality of life / Adena, Maja / Myck, Michał

Part II. Work and retirement: challenges at the end of working life

7 Low employment among the 50+ population in Hungary: the role of incentives, health and cognitive capacities / Divényi, János / Kézdi, Gábor

8 Unemployed 50+: exploring risk factors for depression in Europe / Borges Neves, Rita / Barbosa, Fátima / Delerue Matos, Alice / Rodrigues, Victor / Machado, José

9 Economic crisis and pathways to retirement / Meschi, Elena / Pasini, Giacomo / Padula, Mario

10 Economic downturns at the beginning and at the end of working life / Brugiavini, Agar / Pasini, Giacomo / Trevisan, Elisabetta / Weber, Guglielmo

11 Pension coverage today and in the future / Schuth, Morten / Haupt, Marlene

12 Financial and subjective well-being of older Europeans / Fonseca, Raquel / Kapteyn, Arie / Lee, Jinkook / Zamarro, Gema / Feeney, Kevin

Part III. Active and healthy ageing

13 Health among Europeans - a cross-sectional comparison of 16 SHARE countries / Lindholm Eriksen, Mette / Vestergaard, Sonja / Andersen-Ranberg, Karen

14 Development of health over four years among middle-aged and older Europeans / Vestergaard, Sonja / Lindholm Eriksen, Mette / Andersen-Ranberg, Karen

15 Transitions between frailty states - a European comparison / Borrat-Besson, Carmen / Ryser, Valérie-Anne / Wernli, Boris

16 Filling in the gap: how to explain the divergence between subjective and objective health measures / Schoenmaeckers, Jérôme

17 Patterns of cognitive ageing / Mazzonna, Fabrizio / Peracchi, Franco

18 Early-life circumstances and cognitive functioning dynamics in later life / Dal Bianco, Chiara / Garrouste, Christelle / Paccagnella, Omar

19 Hearing impairment and adverse outcomes among Europeans / Vestergaard, Sonja / Andersen-Ranberg, Karen

20 The recent economic crisis and old-age health in Europe / Bucher-Koenen, Tabea / Mazzonna, Fabrizio

21 Multimorbidity, incentives and the use of health services in Europe / Köberlein, Juliane / Jürges, Hendrik

22 Entry into institutional care: predictors and alternatives / Laferrère, Anne / Van den Heede, Aaron / Van den Bosch, Karel / Geerts, Joanna

23 Individual and social determinants of home death / Künn-Nelen, Annemarie / Jürges, Hendrik

Part IV. Social embeddedness and intergenerational solidarity across the life course

24 Personal social networks in Europe: do people from different countries have different interpersonal solidarities? / Stoeckel, Kimberly J / Litwin, Howard

25 The exchange of support and financial assistance: differences in exchange patterns and their implications for ageing well / Roll, Anat / Litwin, Howard

26 Social networks and self-rated health in later life / Deindl, Christian / Hank, Karsten / Brandt, Martina

27 Social networks and everyday activity limitations / Abuladze, Liili / Sakkeus, Luule

28 Friendship, housing environment and economic resources: what influences social network size after age 50? / Angelini, Viola / Laferrère, Anne

29 Early retirement, mental health and social networks / Börsch-Supan, Axel / Schuth, Morten

30 Confidant networks and loneliness / Shiovitz-Ezra, Sharon

31 Intergenerational support: the role of gender and social networks / Craveiro, Daniela / Delerue Matos, Alice / Silva, Sara Gabriela / Martinez-Pecino, Roberto / Schouten, Maria Johanna

32 Long-term care and reciprocity: does helping with grandchildren result in the receipt of more help at older ages? / Brugiavini, Agar / Buia, Raluca Elena / Pasini, Giacomo / Zantomio, Francesca

33 Ageing and intergenerational support: the role of life course events / Ogg, Jim / Renaut, Sylvie

34 Does social participation decrease depressive symptoms in old age? / Croezen, Simone / Avendano, Mauricio / Burdorf, Alex / Lenthe, Frank J van

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographies and index.

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ISBN:

3-11-029546-6

OCLC:

858762107

Access Restriction:

Open access Unrestricted online access