Recent Work
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Deep Phenotyping and Genomic Data from a Nationally Representative Study on Dementia in India
Researche present a publicly available dataset of harmonized cognitive measures of 4,096 adults 60 years of age and older in India, collected across 18 states and union territories.
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Estimating the Prevalence of Dementia in India Using a Semi-Supervised Machine Learning Approach
The prevalence of dementia was greater for those who were older, were females, received no education, and lived in rural areas.Â
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Greater Spouse and Survivor Benefits Do Not Change Retirement Decisions
A working paper that analyzes worker and spouse Social Security incentives and investigates whether an additional dollar of benefit paid to a worker’s spouse or survivor is valued the same as an additional dollar of benefit paid to the worker.
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New Insights on the Determinants of Cognition and Dementia in India
This post describes findings in a special issue of the Journal of American Geriatric Society, which contribute to a better understanding of the determinants of cognition and dementia in India and underscore the importance for future research.
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Cross-Country Comparisons of Disability and Morbidity: Evidence from the Gateway to Global Aging Data
The Gateway to Global Aging portal provides access to a unique set of survey data that allows researchers to conduct cross-country comparisons of health outcomes among older adults.
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