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Impact of First Occupation on Health at Older Ages
Falba, Tracy Ann; Sindelar, Jody L.; Fletcher, Jason; … - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2007
Occupation is discussed as a social determinant of health. Occupation has received little attention in this light in the economics literature. We examine occupation in a life-course framework and use measures of first-occupation, initial health, and mother's education. We contend that first...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005084794
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Health Capital and the Prenatal Environment: The Effect of Maternal Fasting During Pregnancy
Almond, Douglas; Mazumder, Bhashkar - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2008
We use the Islamic holy month of Ramadan as a natural experiment in fasting and fetal health. In Michigan births 1989-2006, we find prenatal exposure to Ramadan among Arab mothers results in lower birthweight and reduced gestation length. Exposure to Ramadan in the first month of gestation is...
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The Predictive Validity of Subjective Probabilities of Survival
Hurd, Michael D.; McGarry, Kathleen - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 1997
Retirement Study has shown that reported probabilities aggregate closely to life table values and covary appropriately with known …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005828452
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Changes in the Physiology of Aging during the Twentieth Century
Fogel, Robert W. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2005
One way to demonstrate how remarkable changes in the process of aging have been is to compare health over the life cycles of 3 cohorts. For the first cohort, born between 1835 and 1845 (the Civil War cohort), life was short and disabilities were common even at young ages. Other factors...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005774858
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Low Life Expectancy in the United States: Is the Health Care System at Fault?
Preston, Samuel H.; Ho, Jessica Y. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2009
Life expectancy in the United States fares poorly in international comparisons, primarily because of high mortality rates above age 50. Its low ranking is often blamed on a poor performance by the health care system rather than on behavioral or social factors. This paper presents evidence on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005033475
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The Impact of Income on the Weight of Elderly Americans
Cawley, John; Simon, Kosali Ilayperuma; Moran, John R. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2008
This paper tests whether income affects the body weight and clinical weight classification of elderly Americans using a natural experiment that led otherwise identical retirees to receive significantly different Social Security payments based on their year of birth. We exploit this natural...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005575621
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Prescription Drug Insurance and Its Effect on Utilization and Health of the Elderly
Kaestner, Robert; Khan, Nasreen; Lin, Swu Jane - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2007
The Medicare Modernization Act was recently established, to provide limited drug coverage to the elderly. However, there is limited evidence on how drug coverage might affect health. The goal of this paper is to obtain "causal effects" of prescription drug coverage on drug use, use of other...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005579923
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Medicare Part D and its Effect on the Use of Prescription Drugs, Use of Other Health Care Services and Health of the Elderly
Kaestner, Robert; Khan, Nasreen - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2010
We examine the effect of gaining prescription drug insurance as a result of Medicare Part D on use of prescription drugs, use of other medical services, and health for a nationally representative sample of Medicare beneficiaries. Given the heightened importance of prescription drugs for those...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008614637
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Golden Years or Financial Fears? Decision Making After Retirement Seminars
Allen, Steven; Clark, Robert L.; Maki, Jennifer; … - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2013
Many organizations provide retirement planning seminars to their employees as a benefit to help them make better … informed retirement decisions.  This study examines the participants in 85 seminars conducted by five companies in 2008 and … 2009 to determine how much learning takes place and whether employees adjust retirement plans.  Using surveys conducted …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010969279
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What Makes Annuitization More Appealing?
Laibson, David; Madrian, Brigitte C.; Beshears, John; … - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2012
We conduct and analyze two large surveys of hypothetical annuitization choices. We find that allowing individuals to annuitize a fraction of their wealth increases annuitization relative to a situation where annuitization is an "all or nothing" decision. Very few respondents choose declining...
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