SHARE – Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe

Research coordinators/ National Coordinators: Alice Delerue Matos (CICS-UM) and Pedro Pita Barros (FE-UNL)

International Coordinator: Axel Börsch-Supan, Mannheim Research Institute for the Economics of Ageing (MEA)

Research team: José Cunha Machado (CICS-UM), Victor Rodrigues (CICS-UM), Rita Borges das Neves (CICS-UM), Daniela Mourão, Sara Gabriela Silva (CICS-UM) and Mónica Fernandes (CICS-UM)

Proposing Institution: Alto Comissariado da Saúde

Funding Institutions:  European Commission and Alto Comissariado da Saúde

Duration: 2009-2012

Objectives: This Project aims (i) to understand how the ageing process develops over time and in different cultures, societies and political environments; (ii) to evaluate the health, socioeconomic conditions, family situation and social networks of people over 50; (iii) to explain the interaction between health, work and employment conditions; (iv) to identify the impact of social policies on the life and health conditions. *SHARE is performed by 20 European countries and Israel, and is harmonised with the following projects: U.S. Health and Retirement Study (HRS) and English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA).

Link: http://www.share-project.org.pt/