Thomas Arnhold
Researcher
Health, Ageing and Health Systems Research Group
Population and Just Societies Program
Biography
Thomas Arnhold is a researcher in the Health, Ageing and Health Systems (H2A) Research Group of the IIASA Population and Just Societies Program and a PhD student at the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU). As part of the project, Cognitive health in aging society: The role of context for cognitive functioning and related policy implications in Europe (CHIAS), his research focuses on context- and time-related inequalities in cognitive aging.
He holds a master’s degree in economics from the WU in Austria. Before joining IIASA, he worked at the Institute of Advanced Studies (IHS) in Vienna.
Last update: 17 DEC 2025
Publications
Arnhold, T., Weber, D. , & Bordone, V. (2026). Employment Status and Later Life Cognitive Functioning: A Gendered Perspective on the Moderating Role of the Social Network. Research on Aging 10.1177/01640275261456210. (In Press)
Arnhold, T. (2026). Retirement Effects on Cognitive Functioning: Exploring the Role of Gendered Employment Histories. IIASA Working Paper. Laxenburg, Austria: WP-26-003
Arnhold, T., Szenkurök, V., & Weber, D. (2025). Mapping inequalities in the health of older adults around the world: Heterogeneities in cognitive and physical functioning. Vienna Yearbook of Population Research 23 10.1553/p-mcm9-5b3b.