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Cognition and Ses Relationships Among the Mid-Aged and Elderly : A Comparison of China and Indonesia
Strauss, John - 2018
cognition for respondents in two developing countries: China and Indonesia, both with very low educated elderly populations … SES and variables measuring community development are added.We find large variation in our cognition measures in both … monotonically and significantly related to higher levels of cognition for all three of the variables we use. The magnitudes of the …
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The Effect of Physical and Cognitive Decline at Older Ages on Job Mismatch and Retirement
Hudomiet, Péter; Hurd, Michael D.; Rohwedder, Susann; … - 2021
effects of declines in fine motor skills and cognition are not statistically different across differing occupational job …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013224356
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The Impact of Social Security Income on Cognitive Function at Older Ages
Ayyagari, Padmaja - 2015
cognitive function and that these improvements in cognition were clinically meaningful. Our results suggest that interventions …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013017084
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Mind the Gap! Consumer Perceptions and Choices of Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plans
Heiss, Florian - 2010
Medicare Part D provides prescription drug coverage through Medicare approved plans offered by private insurance companies and HMOs. In this paper, we study the role of current prescription drug use and health risks, related expectations, and subjective factors in the demand for prescription...
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The Retirement of a Consumption Puzzle
Hurst, Erik - 2014
This paper summarizes five facts that have emerged from the recent literature on consumption behavior during retirement. Collectively, the recent literature has shown that there is no puzzle with respect to the spending patterns of most households as they transition into retirement. In...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012751625
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Comparison Friction : Experimental Evidence from Medicare Drug Plans
Kling, Jeffrey R. - 2011
Consumers need information to compare alternatives for markets to function efficiently. Recognizing this, public … friction--the wedge between the availability of comparative information and consumers' use of it--is inconsequential because … information is readily available and consumers will access this information and make effective choices. We examine the extent of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013120300
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The Effect of Patient Cost Sharing on Utilization, Health, and Risk Protection
Shigeoka, Hitoshi - 2013
This paper exploits a sharp reduction in patient cost sharing at age 70 in Japan, using a regression discontinuity design to examine its effect on utilization, health, and financial risk arising from out-of-pocket expenditures. Due to the national policy, cost sharing is 60-80 percent lower at...
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Enrollment in Medicare Advantage Plans in Miami-Dade County : Evidence of Status Quo Bias?
Sinaiko, Anna - 2013
Evidence from behavioral economics reveals that decision-making in health care settings can be affected by circumstances and choice architecture. This paper conducts an analysis of choice of private Medicare plans (Medicare Advantage plans) in Miami-Dade County. We provide a detailed description...
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Why Does Consumption Fluctuate in Old Age and How Should the Government Insure it?
Blundell, Richard W.; Borella, Margherita; Commault, Jeanne - 2022
In old age, consumption can fluctuate because of shocks to available resources and because health shocks affect utility from consumption. We find that even temporary drops in income and health are associated with drops in consumption and most of the effect of temporary drops in health on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013296174
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Wealth Depletion and Life Cycle Consumption by the Elderly
Hurd, Michael D. - 2021
The objective of the work reported in this paper is to find if the consumption data from the six waves of the Retirement History Survey are consistent with the life cycle hypothesis of consumption and to test the importance of a bequest motive for saving. The 12 data items which are used cover...
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