Research
Publications in peer-reviewed journals
Bonsang, E. & Pronkina, E. (2023). Family size and vaccination among older individuals: The case of COVID-19 vaccine. Economics & Human Biology, 50: 101256.
Bonsang, E. & Costa-Font, J. (2022). Buying Control? ‘Locus of Control’ and the Uptake of Supplementary Health Insurance. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 204: 476-489.
Bassoli, E., Bonsang E., Brugiavini, A. & Pasini, G. (2022). End-of-life care and depression. Applied Economic Letters, DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2022.2099516.
Bonsang, E. & Skirbekk, V. (2022). Does childbearing affect cognitive health in later life? Evidence from an instrumental variable approach. Demography, 59: 975–994.
Skirbekk, V., Bonsang, E. & Engdahl, B. (2022). Childhood hearing impairment and fertility in Norway. Scientific Reports, 12: 402.
Bonsang, E., Caroli, E. & Garrouste, C. (2021). Gender heterogeneity in self-reported hypertension. Economics & Human Biology, 43: 101071.
Bonsang, E. & Caroli, E. (2021). Cognitive load and occupational injuries. Industrial Relations, 60: 219-242.
Bonsang, E. & van Soest, A. (2020). Time devoted to home production and retirement in couples: A panel data analysis. Labour Economics, 65: 101810.
Bonsang, E. & Costa-Font, J. (2020). Behavioral regularities in old age planning. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 173: 297-300.
Bonsang, E., Skirbekk, V. & Staudinger, U. (2017). As you sow, so shall you reap: Gender-role atttitudes and cognition in later life. Psychological Science, 28(9): 1201-1213.
Bonsang, E. & Dohmen, T. (2015). Risk attitude and cognitive ageing. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 112: 112-126.
Grotz, C., Letenneur, L., Bonsang, E., Amieva, H., Meillon, C., et al. (2015). Retirement age and the age of onset of Alzheimer’s disease: Results from the ICTUS study. PLoS ONE, 10(2): e0115056. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0115056.
Bonsang, E. & van Soest, A. (2015). Satisfaction with daily activities after retirement. Ageing & Society, 35: 1146-1170.
Adam, S., Bonsang, E., Grotz, C. & Perelman, S. (2013). Occupational activities and cognitive reserve: Implications in terms of the prevention of cognitive aging and Alzheimer’s disease. Clinical Interventions in Aging, 8: 377-390.
Skirbekk, V., Stonawski, M., Bonsang, E. & Staudinger, U., M. (2013). The Flynn effect and population aging. Intelligence, 41: 169-177.
Bonsang, E. & Klein, T. (2012). Retirement and subjective well-being. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 83: 311-329.
Bonsang, E., Adam, S. & Perelman, S. (2012). Does retirement affect cognitive functioning? Journal of Health Economics, 31: 490-501.
Bonsang, E. & van Soest, A. (2012). Satisfaction with social contacts of older Europeans. Social Indicators Research, 105: 273-292.
Bonsang, E. & van Soest, A. (2012). Satisfaction with job and income among older individuals across European countries. Social Indicators Research, 105: 227-254.
Bonsang, E. (2009). Does informal care from children to their elderly parents substitute for formal care in Europe? Journal of Health Economics, 28: 143-154.
Bonsang, E. (2007). How do middle-aged children allocate time and money transfers to their older parents in Europe? Empirica, 34: 171-188.
Adam, S., Bonsang, E., Germain, S. & Perelman, S. (2007). Retraite, activités non professionnelles et vieillissement cognitif. Une exploration à partir des données de Share. Economie et Statistique, 303-304: 83-96.
Book chapters
Bonsang, E., Garrouste, C., & Perdrix, E. (2023). Retirement and Well-Being. In: Zimmermann, K.F. (eds) Handbook of Labor, Human Resources and Population Economics (pp 1-14). Springer, Cham.
Bonsang, E. & Lemoine, A. (2020). Renteneintritt und kognitive Leistungsfähigkeit. In: Jürges, H., Siegrist, J., and Stiehler, M. (Ed.), Männer und der Übergang in die Rente (pp 199-210). Psychosozial-Verlag.
Bonsang, E. & Schoenmaekers, J. (2015). Long-term care insurance and the family: Does the availability of potential caregivers substitute for long-term care insurance? In: Börsch-Supan, A., Kneip, T., Litwin, H., Myck, M., and Weber, G. (Eds.), Ageing in Europe – Supporting Policies for an Inclusive Society (pp 369-380). De Gruyter.
Bonsang, E. & van Soest, A. (2014). Job and income satisfaction among older Europeans. In: Michalos A.C. (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research (pp 3428-3435). Springer, Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer.
Bonsang, E. & Vandeninden, F. (2012). La pauvreté et ses déterminants : qu'en est-il de la Wallonie? In: Germain, M. & Robaye, R. (Eds.), L'Etat de la Wallonie. Portrait d'un pays et de ses habitants - 2011. Les éditions namuroises.
Bonsang, E. (2008). The relative impact of health and income on the subjective well-being across generations in Europe. In: Bradshaw, J. (Ed.) International Studies on Social Security: Social Security, Happiness and Well-Being Foundation for International Studies on Social Security. Intersentia.
Bonsang, E., Perelman, S. & van den Bosch, K. (2005). Income, consumption and wealth inequality. In: Börsch-Supan, A., Brugiavini, A., Jürges, H., Mackenbach, J., Siegrist, J., & Weber, G. (Eds.), Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe – First Results from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe. Mannheim: MEA.
Working papers
The "Demise of the Caregiving Daughter"? Gender Employment Gaps and the Use of Formal and Informal Care in Europe", with Joan Costa-Font [IZA Discussion Paper No. 16615].
"The effect of informal care from children on cognitive functioning of older parents", with Valeria Bordone [Netspar Discussion Paper].
"Retirement and cognitive reserve: A stochastic frontier approach applied to survey data", with Stéphane Adam, Sophie Germain and Sergio Perelman [CREPP Working Paper].