Benefits of Older Volunteering on Wellbeing: An International Comparison

Private Benefits of Control: An International Comparison

We construct a measure of the private benefits of control in 39 countries based on 393 control transactions between 1990 and 2000. We find that the value of control ranges between –4% and +65%, with an average of 14 percent. As predicted by theory, in countries where private benefits of control are larger capital markets are less developed, ownership is more concentrated, and privatizations are...

The Perceived Benefits of an Arts Project for Health and Wellbeing of Older Offenders

The increasing ageing prison population is becoming a pressing issue throughout the criminal justice system. Alongside the rising population, are a host of health and wellbeing issues that contribute to older offenders needs whilst in prison. It has been recommended that meaningful activities can have positive effects on this population and therefore this paper uniquely reviews older offenders ...

The Relationship Between the Scope of Essential Health Benefits and Statutory Financing: An International Comparison Across Eight European Countries

Background Both rising healthcare costs and the global financial crisis have fueled a search for policy tools in order to avoid unsustainable future financing of essential health benefits. The scope of essential health benefits (the range of services covered) and depth of coverage (the proportion of costs of the covered benefits that is covered publicly) are corresponding variables in determini...

Effects of volunteering on the well-being of older adults.

OBJECTIVES This study tests the effects of volunteering on the well-being of older adults, including the effect of level of engagement, the moderating effects of demographic and social factors, and the effects of the nature of the volunteer experience. METHODS This is a secondary data analysis of three waves of data from the Americans' Changing Lives Study. Self-rated health, functional depen...

Caregiver System Model and Volunteering Benefits 1 Running Head: CAREGIVER SYSTEM MODEL AND VOLUNTEERING BENEFITS Using the Caregiver System Model to Explain the Resilience-Related Benefits Older Adults Derive from Volunteering