Friday, May 2 / 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM   •   Clarendon/Dartmouth

Session 118:
Older Populations in International and Cross-Cultural Perspective

Chair: Lisa Berkman, Harvard University
Discussant: Jeremy Barofsky, University of Southern California

  1. Determinants of Cardiovascular Diseases and Mortality in Individuals with Eastern and Western European BackgroundChristian Wegner-Siegmundt, Wittgenstein Centre (IIASA, VID/ÖAW, WU) ; George B. Ploubidis, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) ; Marc Luy, Wittgenstein Centre (IIASA, VID/ÖAW, WU)

  2. What Drives National Differences in Intensive Grandparental Childcare in Europe?Giorgio Di Gessa, King's College London ; Karen F. Glaser, King's College London ; Debora J. Price, King's College London ; Anthea Tinker, King's College London ; Eloi Ribe Montserrat, King's College London

  3. Labor Force Participation of Elderly in IndiaBheemeshwar Reddy Amireddy, Indian Statistical Institute

  4. Longer and Increasingly Unequal Lifespans in OECD Countries: Implications for Social Security and Retirement PolicyFrank Heiland, Baruch College, City University of New York (CUNY)

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