Pensions, consumption and health: evidence from rural South Africa

• Main Authors: Peter Lloyd-Sherlock (Author), Sutapa Agrawal (Author), Francesc Xavier Gómez-Olivé (Author)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: BMC, 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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Abstract Background Increasing numbers of older people in sub-Saharan Africa are gaining access to pension benefits and it is often claimed that these benefits promote healthy forms of consumption, which contribute to significant improvements in their health status. However, evidence to support thes...