Berg, Gerard J. van den; Lindeboom, Maarten; Portrait, … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006
We specify a model for the lifetimes of spouses and the dynamic evolution of health, allowing spousal death to have … causal effects on the health and mortality of the survivor. We estimate the model using a longitudinal survey that traces … many health status aspects over time, and that is linked to register data on the vital status of the individuals. The model …