Berger, Benjamin; Lopez Garcia, Italo; Maestas, Nicole; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
Good health is important for employment at older ages. However, little is known about how health-related functional … capacity by race/ethnicity and gender are small, suggesting health is not a major driver of observed earnings disparities …. However, gaps in work capacity by education are large and increase with age, suggesting diminished prospects for working …