New Perspectives on Lifespan Inequality | Webinar and Open Discussion - Ageing Research Collaborative Hub at Oxford (ARCH)

External event: This event is organized by the Herczeg Institute on Aging at Tel Aviv University in collaboration with the University of Southern Denmark and Oxford University.

New Perspectives on Lifespan Inequality Webinar and Open Discussion

Thursday, January 21st 202116:00–19:00 Israel Time | 14:00-17:00 GMT | 15:00-18:00 CET | 9:00–12:00 EST

Opening statement Dr. ISAAC SASSON, Dr. VIRGINIA ZARULLI & Dr. JOSÉ MANUEL ABURTO

Conceptualizing and measuring lifespan inequality
Keynote: Lifespan inequality is at best a weak signal of real inequality, and why that is so. Prof. HAL CASWELL
Reflections on relative measures of inequality. Dr. ALYSON VAN RAALTE
On the measurement of healthy lifespan inequality. Dr. IÑAKI PERMANYER
New frontiers in research on lifespan inequality The landscape of primate longevity. Prof. FERNANDO COLCHERO
Mortality inequalities and the impairment paradox in later life. Prof. MICHAL ENGELMAN
State-level trends in lifespan variability in the United States, 1960–2014. Prof. DUSTIN BROWN & Prof. JOSEPH LARISCY
Open discussion and concluding remarks

The conference will be held via Zoom. Participation is free. To register please https://tinyurl.com/lifespan2021 or contact tomaival@tauex.tau.ac.il