Health, wealth and where one lives are important, if not the three most important material living conditions. There are … many mechanisms that suggest that living arrangements and well-being derived from health and economic status are closely …

sharply, in coming decades. This has drawn growing interest to research on the health and economic circumstances of … shaped by their past decisions such as their saving behavior, as well as by current and future economic conditions, health …, physical circumstances such as health and disability, and emotional well-being, including happiness and mental health …

In this report, we present improved wealth measures for the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), which aim to reduce the …