Ageing, Health and Life Satisfaction of the Oldest Old: An Analysis for Germany
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- Wencke Gwozdz & Alfonso Sousa-Poza, 2010. "Ageing, Health and Life Satisfaction of the Oldest Old: An Analysis for Germany," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 97(3), pages 397-417, July.
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Keywords
health; life satisfaction; oldest old;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
- I19 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Other
- J28 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Safety; Job Satisfaction; Related Public Policy
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-AGE-2009-03-22 (Economics of Ageing)
- NEP-HAP-2009-03-22 (Economics of Happiness)
- NEP-HEA-2009-03-22 (Health Economics)
- NEP-IAS-2009-03-22 (Insurance Economics)
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