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Consequences of Disability from the Perspective of Time Allocation

A significant proportion of the economics literature on the consequences of disability focuses on its implications for labor market activity and the effects of programs dedicated to supporting the disabled. This focus leaves out fundamental aspects of disability, and poor health more generally, which play a crucial role in directly determining individual and social welfare.... Read more »

An illustration on notes of caution of Altonji et al. (2005)

Treatment exogeneity in non-experimental settings: an illustration on notes of caution of Altonji et al. (2005) Using data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) the author applies the Altonji, Elder and Taber (2005) method to examine the relationship between unemployment and later life well-being outcomes in Poland. Results illustrate that... Read more »

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Centre for Economic Analysis is offering a post-doc position within a project funded by the Polish National Science Centre: The post-doc will be employed to work closely with dr Michał Myck, the PI of the project entitled: „Changing times: work and out of work time-use dynamics in the context of technological changes and global shocks”,... Read more »

Make yourself a Christmas tree!

In our forthcoming report on young adults in Poland we explore long-term trends in material conditions, co-residence, and family choices. Our data-driven Christmas trees are created using information on individuals aged 26-35 from the Polish Household Budget Surveys. Feel free to download the underlying statistics and code: you can make the trees on your own... Read more »

Finansowe wsparcie gospodarstw domowych 2025: do kogo trafia „socjal”?

W niniejszym Komentarzu przedstawiono koszty i dystrybucyjny rozkład czterech powszechnych elementów wsparcia i porównano je do świadczeń warunkowanych sytuacją materialną gospodarstw domowych. W kontekście dalszego rozszerzania zakresu wsparcia w formie nowych świadczeń i usług (renta wdowia, świadczenie wspierające, asystencja osobista) przedstawiono przykładowe możliwości ograniczenia ogólnych wydatków w powszechnym systemie wsparcia, ich rozkład dystrybucyjny i potencjalne... Read more »

How the Combination of Income and the Quality of Local Conditions Affects Well-being in Old Age

Contemporaneous income and the quality of local living conditions have both received recognition in the literature as important determinants of subjective well-being. However, little is known about their joint impact and the possible moderating influence each may have on the relationship with the well-being of the other. In a recent study (Myck et al. 2025), we... Read more »