<p><p>In a recent paper, we documented large differences in health status between the Americans and the English (Banks et al. 2006). In this paper, we extend that work by examining the relative health status of mature men in both countries.</p></p>

Authors

James Banks
James Banks

CPP Co-Director

James is Senior Research Fellow and Professor of Economics at Manchester, working on broad issues in the economics of retirement, savings and health.

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Gillian Paull

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Zoe Oldfield

Head of Data Services

Zoe is Head of Data Services. She joined the IFS in 1998 as a researcher and moved into Data Services in 2011.

James Smith

James Smith

Suggested citation

Banks, J et al. (2009). 'The SES health gradient on both sides of the Atlantic, in Developments in the economics of aging. ' (2009)

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