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Dissaving by the Elderly, Transfer Motives and Liquidity Constraints
Ando, Albert - 1993
Two explanations have been proposed for the observed slowness of wealth decumulation by the elderly in the literature: the precautionary saving induced by (uninsurable) uncertainty about the time of death or by the possibility of major catastrophes in old age that require large outlays; the...
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The Wealth Decumulation Behavior of the Retired Elderly in Italy : The Importance of Bequest Motives and Precautionary Saving
Ventura, Luigi - 2020
In this paper, we analyze the wealth accumulation and saving behavior of the retired elderly in Italy using micro data … Bank of Italy. We find that, on average, the retired elderly in Italy are decumulating their wealth (dissaving) but that … retired elderly in Italy are continuing to accumulate wealth and that more than 80 percent are doing positive amounts of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012481942
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Widows' Time, Time Stress and Happiness : Adjusting to Loss
Hamermesh, Daniel S.; Myck, Michał; Oczkowska, Monika - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021
By age 77 a plurality of women in wealthy Western societies are widows. Comparing older (aged 70+) married women to widows in the American Time Use Survey 2003-18 and linking the data to the Current Population Survey allow inferring the short- and longer-term effects of an arguably exogenous...
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Themes in the economics of aging
Wise, David A. (ed.) - 2001
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Aging issues in the United States and Japan
Ogura, Seiritsu (contributor);  … - 2001
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Analyses in the economics of aging : [a National Bureau of Economic Research conference report]
Wise, David A. (ed.) - 2005
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002404899
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Research findings in the economics of aging
Wise, David A. (ed.) - 2010
Disability, work and retirement -- New age thinking: alternative ways of measuring age, their relationship to labor force participation, government policies, and GDP / John B. Shoven -- Comment / Erzo F. P. Luttmer -- Work disability: the effects of demography, health, and disability insurance /...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003840826
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Long-term Care in the United States
Gruber, Jonathan; McGarry, Kathleen - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
The population of the United States, as with the rest of the world, is aging rapidly, with the most rapid growth occurring among the age 85 and older population, those who rely most on long-term care. In this chapter, we review the delivery and financing of long-term care in the U.S. We show...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014437012
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Long-term Care Around the World
Gruber, Jonathan; McGarry, Kathleen; Hanzel, Charles - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
The developed world is in the midst of an enormous demographic transition, with life expectancy increasing and fertility falling, leading to a rapid aging of the population. This trend has critical implications for long-term care around the world. This paper serves as the introduction to a...
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Insurance Coverage and Provision of Opioid Treatment : Evidence from Medicare
Agniel, Denis; Cantor, Jonathan H.; Maclean, Johanna … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
Opioid overdose deaths in older adults have increased substantially over the past two decades. This increase has occurred despite the availability of effective treatments. Methadone, one of just three medications approved by the Food & Drug Administration for opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment,...
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