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The Education Gradient in Old Age Disability

In: Research Findings in the Economics of Aging

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  • David M. Cutler
  • Adriana Lleras-Muney

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  • David M. Cutler & Adriana Lleras-Muney, 2010. "The Education Gradient in Old Age Disability," NBER Chapters, in: Research Findings in the Economics of Aging, pages 101-120, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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    2. Chen, Qihui & Huang, Juerong & Pei, Chunchen, 2024. "A neglected health burden of shadow education?—Effects of private supplementary tutoring on middle school students’ vision in China," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 158(C).
    3. Michael Chernew & David M. Cutler & Kaushik Ghosh & Mary Beth Landrum, 2016. "Understanding the Improvement in Disability-Free Life Expectancy in the US Elderly Population," NBER Chapters, in: Insights in the Economics of Aging, pages 161-201, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    4. Lei, Xiaoyan & Sun, Xiaoting & Strauss, John & Zhao, Yaohui & Yang, Gonghuan & Hu, Perry & Hu, Yisong & Yin, Xiangjun, 2014. "Reprint of: Health outcomes and socio-economic status among the mid-aged and elderly in China: Evidence from the CHARLS national baseline data," The Journal of the Economics of Ageing, Elsevier, vol. 4(C), pages 59-73.
    5. Emily Lewis & Sophie Mitra & Jaclyn Yap, 2022. "Do Disability Inequalities Grow with Development? Evidence from 40 Countries," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(9), pages 1-13, April.
    6. Lei, Xiaoyan & Sun, Xiaoting & Strauss, John & Zhao, Yaohui & Yang, Gonghuan & Hu, Perry & Hu, Yisong & Yin, Xiangjun, 2014. "Health outcomes and socio-economic status among the mid-aged and elderly in China: Evidence from the CHARLS national baseline data," The Journal of the Economics of Ageing, Elsevier, vol. 3(C), pages 29-43.
    7. Silvia H. Barcellos & Leandro S. Carvalho & Patrick Turley, 2019. "Distributional Effects of Education on Health," NBER Working Papers 25898, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    8. Sam Asher & Paul Novosad & Charlie Rafkin, 2018. "Partial Identification of Expectations with Interval Data," Papers 1802.10490, arXiv.org.

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