Minority Aging and Health Economics Research Center
Our work in Minority Aging and Health Economics Research Center
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Recent Trends in Life Expectancy Across High Income Countries: Retrospective Observational Study
Jessica Ho and Arun Hendi assessed whether declines in life expectancy occurred in other high income countries during 2014-16, the main age groups and causes of death contributing to these declines, and the extent to which these declines were driven by shared or differing factors across countries.
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Racial Stratification, Immigration, and Health Inequality: A Life Course-Intersectional Approach
While health inequalities related to race/ethnicity, nativity, and age are well documented, it remains unclear how these axes of stratification combine to shape health trajectories, especially in middle and late life. This study addresses gaps in the literature.
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Understanding the Racial/Ethnic Gap in Bank Account Ownership among Older Adults
The researchers investigate socioeconomic, cognitive, and cultural barriers underling the racial/ethnic gap in bank account ownership among older adults.
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Change in Cardiometabolic Risk Among Blacks, Whites and Hispanics: Findings from the Health and Retirement Study
Blacks experience greater multi-system physiological dysregulation, or cumulative biological risk, which is associated with poor cardiometabolic health and mortality. In this study, the researchers assess race differences in change in risk over four years among older whites, blacks and Hispanics.
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Health Insurance and the Aging: Evidence from the Seguro Popular Program in Mexico
The researchers estimate impacts of Seguro Popular for the population aged 50 and older on a set of indicators related to health care including utilization, diagnostic/preventive tests, and treatment conditional on being ill.
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Psychosocial Mechanisms Underlying Older Black Men’s Health
This study evaluates the psychosocial mechanisms underlying older Black men’s self-rated health.
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The Role of Education in the Association between Race/Ethnicity/Nativity, Cognitive Impairment, and Dementia Among Older Adults in the United States
The researchers examine the role of education in racial/ethnic and nativity differences in cognitive impairment/no dementia (CIND) and dementia among older US adults.
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Indoor Air Pollution and Cognitive Function Among Older Mexican Adults
Saenz, Wong, and Ailshire examine the association between exposure to indoor air pollution and cognitive function among older adults in Mexico, a developing country where combustion of biomass for domestic energy remains common.
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The Long-Term Benefits of Quality Early Childcare for Disadvantaged Mothers and their Children
This post discusses research on the life-cycle consequences of comprehensive early childcare programs.
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Trends in the Prevalence of Cognitive Impairment and Dementia among Older Latino Adults.
Given the demographic changes occurring in the US, understanding the health problems that are affecting older Latinos is of increasing importance.