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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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The New Lifecycle of Women’s Employment : Disappearing Humps, Sagging Middles, Expanding Tops
Goldin, Claudia; Mitchell, Joshua - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2016
A new lifecycle of women's employment emerged with cohorts born in the 1950s. For prior cohorts, lifecycle employment … new lifecycle of employment is initially high and flat, there is a dip in the middle and a phasing out that is more … and greater labor force recovery for those who take paid or unpaid leave. Increased employment of women in their older …
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Women Working Longer : Facts and Some Explanations
Goldin, Claudia; Katz, Lawrence F. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2016
cohorts. It would appear that employment at older ages could stagnate or even decrease. But several other factors will be …
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When the Kids Grow Up : Women's Employment and Earnings across the Family Cycle
Goldin, Claudia; Pekkala Kerr, Sari; Olivetti, Claudia - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
Women earn less than men, and that is especially true of mothers relative to fathers. Much of the widening occurs after family formation when mothers reduce their hours of work. But what happens when the kids grow up? To answer that question, we estimate three earning gaps: the "motherhood...
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Inflation Expectations and Firm Decisions : New Causal Evidence
Coibion, Olivier - 2018
credit, and reduce their employment and capital. However, when policy rates are constrained by the effective lower bound …, demand effects are stronger, leading firms to raise their prices more and no longer reduce their employment …
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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
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003651474
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003651557
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Financial literacy and retirement preparedness : evidence and implications for financial education programs
Lusardi, Annamaria (contributor);  … - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003448532