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What Explains Low Old-Age Income? Evidence from the Health and Retirement Study

Mitchell, Olivia S.; Clark, Robert L.; Lusardi, Annamaria - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021

We examine respondents in the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) to observe how their financial situations unfolded as they aged. We focus on low income older adults and follow them over time to identify the factors associated with having low income at baseline and thereafter. We find that (a)...

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Import Competition and the Great U.S. Employment Sag of the 2000s

Acemoglu, Daron - 2014

Even before the Great Recession, U.S. employment growth was unimpressive. Between 2000 and 2007, the economy gave back … the considerable gains in employment rates it had achieved during the 1990s, with major contractions in manufacturing … employment being a prime contributor to the slump. The U.S. employment "sag" of the 2000s is widely recognized but poorly …

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Return of the Solow Paradox? IT, Productivity, and Employment in U.S. Manufacturing

Acemoglu, Daron - 2014

, when detectable, result from the even faster declines in employment …

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The Rise in Disability Recipiency and the Decline in Unemployment

Autor, David H. - 2001

less skilled and their employment responses to adverse employment shocks. Following program liberalization in 1984, DI …

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Older Women’s Labor Market Attachment, Retirement Planning, and Household Debt

Lusardi, Annamaria - 2016

The goal of this paper is to ascertain whether older women's current and anticipated future labor force patterns have changed over time, and if so, to evaluate the factors associated with longer work lives and plans to continue work at older ages. Using data from both the Health and Retirement...

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Financial literacy and retirement planning : new evidence from the Rand American Life Panel

Lusardi, Annamaria (contributor); … - 2007

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The reaction of consumer spending and debt to tax rebates : evidence from consumer credit data

Lusardi, Annamaria (contributor); … - 2007

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Planning and financial literacy : how do women fare?

Lusardi, Annamaria (contributor); … - 2008

"Many older US households have done little or no planning for retirement, and there is a substantial population that seems to undersave for retirement. Of particular concern is the relative position of older women, who are more vulnerable to old-age poverty due to their longer longevity. This...

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Financial literacy and retirement preparedness : evidence and implications for financial education programs

Lusardi, Annamaria (contributor); … - 2007

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Baby boomer retirement security : the roles of planning, financial literacy, and Housing wealth

Lusardi, Annamaria (contributor); … - 2006

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