Summer Institute on Ageing

About

In 2019 the Summer Institute on Ageing will reach its 7th edition. The Summer Institute provides students and early-career researchers with a multidisciplinary and rigorous understanding of the ageing process, ranging from some basic notions of the medical and epidemiological literature, to an extensive treatment of economics (pensions and retirement, ageing in society and intergenerational relationships) and of the sociological dimensions (intergenerational transfers, role of family networks).
A special focus is the use of large micro-data sets, such as SHARE (Survey of Health Ageing and Retirement in Europe) and sister surveys (HRS, ELSA, CHARLS)

Course leader

Agar Brugiavini, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice & VIU

Target group

Graduates, PhD students and post-doc scholars in economics, statistics, social sciences and medicine, but also to professionals in the pharmaceutical and ageing care industries.

Course aim

Attending the school means developing transversal competences because the approach is multidisciplinary, and those who have a specific economic or sociological background will know more about medical advances in ageing research, learning the specific language in which MDs deal with these issues as well.
High-level policy makers or officials who may also take part in this programme will be able to learn how to connect issues between the health dimension of ageing and the economic dimension of ageing.

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