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Giorgio Di Gessa

Fellow in Global Ageing, The London School of Economics and Political science, UK
Families and households

Grandparents looking after grandchildren in England

May 21, 2021March 15, 2021 Giorgio Di Gessa, Paola Zaninotto and Karen Glaser
Family, grandchild, Grandparents, Household, Marriage, Old age

Giorgio Di Gessa, Paola Zaninotto and Karen Glaser find that, in England, most grandmothers and grandfathers provide grandchild care throughout the year to allow parents to undertake paid work. However, … Read more

Health and mortality

Health effects of working beyond State Pension Age in England

March 4, 2021January 30, 2017 Giorgio Di Gessa, Laurie M Corna, Loretta Platts, Diana Worts, Peggy McDonough, Amanda Sacker, Debora Price and Karen Glaser
Health, Old age, Work

Paid work in adulthood is generally considered beneficial for physical and psychological health and well-being (Woodell and Burton 2006) but its effects at older ages are unclear. Research on work … Read more

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