In the U.S., analyses of poverty rates and the effects of anti-poverty programs rely almost exclusively on income data … mothers. Our earlier work did not show that income and consumption differ in practice. Here we further examine data quality … issues and show that important conclusions about recent trends depend on whether one uses consumption or income. Changes in …

income and consumption. We document the sharp differences between recent trends in measured income and consumption, focusing … on families headed by a single mother. Since the early 1990s, income in the bottom decile has fallen by nearly 30 percent …, while income has risen by more than 15 percent for the fourth and fifth deciles. The trends for consumption, on the other …

We explore the relationships between subjective well-being and income, as seen across individuals within a given … higher in countries with greater GDP per capita. The magnitude of the satisfaction-income gradient is roughly the same … whether we compare individuals or countries, suggesting that absolute income plays an important role in influencing well …

older persons will increase the unemployment of youth. The fifth phase on "Historical Trends in Mortality and Health … key question this volume seeks to address is: given health status, to what extent are differences in labor force …

month and that the probability of health care utilization rises during the first year of the episode, with more use in the …

effect that persists after correcting for potential endogeneity of self-rated health problems. The effects of detailed health …We explore alternative measures of unobserved health status in order to identify effects of mental and physical … capacity for work on older men's retirement. Traditional self-ratings of poor health are tested against more objectively …

This paper analyzes the role that health status plays in household portfolio decisions using data from the Health and … Retirement Study. The results indicate that health is a significant predictor of both the probability of owning different types … of financial assets and the share of financial wealth held in each asset category. Households in poor health are less …

health insurance market can vary with a person?s health status. Community rating and guaranteed issues laws were passed with … hopes of increasing access to affordable insurance for people with high-risk health conditions, but there are concerns that … using data from both the National Health Interview Survey and the Community Tracking Study Household Survey. We test for …