Dr. Eric Bonsang
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Eric Bonsang is post-doctoral researcher at the Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA). He holds a PhD in Economics from University of Liège (2008), a MSc from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (2003), and a BA from University of Liège (2001). He was research assistant at the CREPP, University of Liège, from 2001 to 2008, and teaching assistant from 2003 to 2008. His current research interests focus on different topics related to the economics of ageing, health economics, and family economics. It includes the effect of retirement on cognitive skills and well-being, and the relationship between informal and formal care use among older individuals.
Recent papers
Bonsang, E., and Dohmen, T. (2012), Cognitive ageing and risk attitude, Netspar Discussion Papers DP 01/2012-004.
Eric Bonsang, Tobias Klein (2011). Retirement and Subjective Well-Being, IZA Discussion Papers No. 5536.
Eric Bonsang, Stéphane Adam and Sergio Perelman (2010), Does retirement affect cognitive functioning? ROA Reserach Memorandum 2010/1, Maastricht University.
Stéphane Adam, Eric Bonsang, Sophie Germain, Sergio Perelman (2007). Retirement and cognitive reserve: a stochastic frontier approach applied to survey data, CREPP working papers 2007/04, HEC-ULg.
Recent publications
Bonsang, E., Adam, S., and Perelman, S. (2012). Does retirement affect cognitive functioning? Journal of Health Economics, 31: 490-501.
Eric Bonsang, Arthur Van Soest (2012). Satisfaction with social contacts of older Europeans, Social Indicators Research, 105, 273-292.
Eric Bonsang, Arthur Van Soest (2012). Satisfaction with job and income among older individuals across European countries, Social Indicators Research, 105, 227-254.
Eric Bonsang (2009). Does informal care from children to their elderly parents substitute for formal care in Europe?, Journal of Health Economics, 28: 143-154.
Eric Bonsang (2008). The relative impact of health and income on the subjective well-being across generations in Europe, International Studies on Social Security: Social Security, Happiness and Well-Being Foundation for International Studies on Social Security (edited by Jonathan Bradshaw), Intersentia.
Eric Bonsang (2007). How do middle-aged children allocate time and money transfers to their older parents in Europe?, Empirica, 34(2): 171-188.
Stéphane Adam, Eric Bonsang, Sophie Germain, Sergio Perelman (2007). Retraite, activités non professionnelles et vieillissement cognitif. Une exploration à partir des données de Share, (with S.Adam, S.Germain and S.Perelman), Economie et Statistique, 303: 83-96.
