HEALTH AND RETIREMENT STUDIES
AROUND THE WORLD
Our Harmonization Network fosters multilateral exchange of knowledge and experience in a world with different cultures, histories, and policies. A key characteristic of the participating studies is dynamic innovation, which creates a constant flow of opportunities for harmonization. Network members participate in annual meetings to foster collaboration and harmonization of data elements and methods. They also participate in supporting small scale pilots that explore avenues to conduct feasibility studies to bring new innovations in survey content or methodology, or establish comparability for cross-national research to reinforce member requests for support when engaging their local funding agencies. Learn more about the studies that participate in our Network of global aging surveys that are committed to harmonizing the collection of data on health and retirement in their respective countries, to facilitate cross-national comparisons:
HRS | Health and Retirement Study
PI: David Weir
AL-SEHA | A Longitudinal Study of Egyptian Aging
PI: Mohamed Salama
ELSA | English Longitudinal Study of Ageing
PI: Andrew Steptoe
ELSE Uy | Study of Health and Aging in Uruguay
PI: Fernando Bertolotto
ELSI | Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Health, Aging and Well Being
PI: M. Fernanda Lima-Costa
HAGIS | Scottish Longitudinal Study on Ageing
PI: David Bell
HART | Panel Survey on Health, Aging, and Retirement in Thailand
PI: Dararatt Anantanasuwong
IFLS | Indonesian Family Life Study
PI: John Strauss
JSTAR | Japanese Study of Aging and Retirement
PI: Hideki Hashimoto
KLoSA | Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging
PI: Chonggak Shin
LASI | Longitudinal Aging Study in India
PI: David Bloom
LSAHA | Lebanon Study on Aging and Health
PI: Carlos Mendes de Leon
MARS | Malaysia Aging and Retirement Study
PI: Norma Binti Mansor
MHAS | Mexican Health and Aging Study
PI: Rebeca Wong
NICOLA | Northern Ireland Cohort of the Longitudinal Study of Aging
PI: Bernadette McGuinness
SHARE | Survey of Heath, Ageing and Retirement in Europe
PI: Axel Boersch-Supan
TILDA | The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing
PI: Rose Anne Kenny
UAS | Understanding America Study
PI: Arie Kapteyn