Research at the University of Mannheim
![]() | Cognitive decline in later life: the long-term impact of being born in a recessionPeople who are born during a recession may suffer adverse consequences in their later years in terms of the impact of a stroke and other serious life events on their cognitive abilities. Research by Professor Gerard Van den Berg and colleagues, published in the Economic Journal. More | |
![]() | New SHARE DateSHARELIFE is the third wave of data collection for SHARE (Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe), which focuses on people's life histories. Almost 30,000 men and women across 13 European countries took part in this round of the survey. The database is available to the research community free of charge. More |





