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)...

This study empirically investigates the impact of the federal budget deficit on the nominal interest rate yields on seven and ten year treasury notes over the 1992–2003 period. To measure the budget deficit, the primary budget deficit, which excludes net interest payments by the treasury,...

This study empirically investigates the impact of the federal budget deficit on the nominal interest rate yields on seven and ten year treasury notes over the 1992?2003 period. To measure the budget deficit, the primary budget deficit, which excludes net interest payments by the treasury, is...