Workshop on Comparative International Research Based on HRS, ELSA and SHARE

Monday July 10, 2006

8:30 - 9:00am

Breakfast

9:00 - 9:15am

Introduction

Chairperson: Michael Hurd, RAND

9:15 - 9:55am

“Healthy minds in healthy bodies: are there long-run benefits of education in the US and Europe?”

Authors: Hendrik Jürges*, MEA, University of Mannheim, and Kerstin Schneider, University of Wuppertal

Discussant: Nicole Maestas, RAND

9:55 - 10:35am

“Wealth and health in Europe and the U.S.: A comparative analysis” (PDF)

Note: This is not a RAND document.

Authors: Mauricio Avendano*, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam; Maria Glymour, Harvard School of Public Health; Johan Mackenbach, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam

Discussant: Pinar Karaca-Mandic, RAND

10:35 - 10:55am

Break

10:55 - 11:35 am

“"Informal care and medical care utilization in Europe and the U.S."” (PDF)

Note: This is not a RAND document.

Authors: Alberto Holly*, University of Lausanne, Switzerland; Edward C. Norton, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Courtney Harold Van Houtven, Duke University Medical Center

Discussant: David Loughran, RAND

11:35 - 12:15pm

“The impact of overweight and obesity on health services utilization among Europeans aged 50-75 years”

Authors: Isabelle Peytremann Bridevaux*, Health Services Research Unit, Institute for Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Lausanne and Institute of Health Economics and Management, University of Lausanne; Julien Junod, University of Lausanne; Brigitte Santos-Eggimann, University of Lausanne

Discussant: Darius Lakdawalla, RAND

12:15 - 1:15pm

Lunch

Chairperson: Nicole Maestas, RAND

1:15 - 1:55pm

“Differences in disability between European countries and the US: An explanatory perspective” (PDF)

Note: This is not a RAND document.

Authors: Rolando Avendano-Pabon*, DELTA, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales - Ecole Normale Supérieure; and Mauricio Avendano, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam

Discussant: Paco Martorell, RAND

1:55 - 2:35pm

“Subjective social status: an exploration its correlates and its usefulness as an independent predictor of health”

Authors: Panayotes Demakakos*, University College London; James Nazroo, University College London; and Michael Marmot, University College London

Discussant: Megan Beckett, RAND

2:35 - 2:55pm

Break

2:55 - 3:35pm

“Differential Mortality in Europe and the US: Estimates based on subjective probabilities of survival and their reliability”

Authors: Adeline Delavande*, RAND and Susann Rohwedder, RAND

Discussant: Younghwan Song, Union College

3:35 - 4:15pm

“Occupational activities, socio-economic status and cognitive reserve”

Authors: Stéphane Adam, Neuropsychology Unit, University of Liège, Belgium; Christelle Bay CREPP, University of Liège; Eric Bonsang CREPP, University of Liège; and Sergio Perelman*, CREPP, University of Liège

Discussant: Susann Rohwedder, RAND

4:15pm

Adjourn

6:00 - 8:30pm

Dinner at Lobster

Tuesday July 11, 2006

8:30 - 9:00am

Breakfast

Chairperson: Michael Rendall, RAND

9:00 - 9:40am

“Work Disability and Health” (PDF)

Note: This is not a RAND document.

Authors: Axel Börsch-Supan*, Mannheim Research Institute for the Economics of Aging

Discussant: Dana Goldman, RAND

9:40 - 10:20am

“Effects of Social Institutions on health inequalities in mid- and late-life”

Authors: Megan Beckett*, RAND; and Michael Pollard, RAND

Discussant: Eileen Crimmins, USC

10:20 - 10:40am

Break

Chairperson: Jinkook Lee, Ohio State University

10:40 - 11:20am

“Disability and the labour force participation of older workers: the importance of health” (PDF)

Note: This is not a RAND document.

Authors: Barnay Thomas, Institute for research and information in health economics (IRDES); and Thierry Debrand*, IRDES

Discussant: Arie Kapteyn, RAND

11:20 - 12:00pm

“Comparisons of HRS and ELSA response”

Authors: Hayley Cheshire*, The National Centre for Social Research (NatCen); Shaun Scholes, NatCen; and Rebecca Taylor, NatCen

Discussant: Arthur van Soest, RAND

12:00 - 12:40pm

“The Effects of subjective survival probabilities on retirement and saving”

Authors: David Bloom, Harvard School of Public Health; David Canning, Harvard School of Public Health; Michael Moore, Queen's University, Belfast; and Younghwan Song*, Union College

Discussant: Adeline Delavande, RAND

12:40 - 1:40pm

Lunch

Chairperson: Susann Rohwedder, RAND

1:40 - 2:20pm

“Portfolio composition of the elderly: an international comparison”

Authors: Dimitris Christelis*, University of Salerno; Dimitris Georgarakos, Goethe University Frankfurt; and Michael Haliassos, Goethe University Frankfurt

Discussant: Takashi Yamashita, RAND

2:20 - 3:00pm

“Expected Bequests and Current Wealth in SHARE, ELSA and HRS” (PDF)

Note: This is not a RAND document.

Authors: Guglielmo Weber*, Università di Padova and Dimitris Christelis, University of Salerno

Discussant: Jim Smith, RAND

3:00 - 3:40pm

“Being self-employed in old age: international evidence on the role of institutions”

Authors: Raquel Fonseca*, RAND; Pierre-Carl Michaud, RAND; Thepthida Sopraseuth, Université d'Evry

Discussant: Thierry DeBrand, IRDES

3:40 - 4:00pm

Break

Chairperson: Michael Hurd, RAND

4:00 - 4:40pm

“Retirement transitions of the self-employed in the United States and England”

Authors: Julie Zissimopoulos*, RAND; Lynn Karoly, RAND; Nicole Maestas, RAND

Discussant: Agar Brugiavini, University of Venice

4:40 - 5:20pm

“The dynamics of retirement behavior in couples: Structural modeling and reduced form evidence from the UK and the US”

Authors: James Banks, Maria Casanova* and Richard Blundell, University College London and Institute for Fiscal Studies

Discussant: Pierre-Carl Michaud, RAND

5:30pm

Adjourn