We explore the proposition that expected longevity affects retirement decisions and accumulated wealth using micro data … drawn from the Health and Retirement Study for the United States. We use data on a person’s subjective probability of … probabilities of survival result in increased household wealth among couples, with no effect on the length of the working life …

, arguably masking the effect of privately held forms of retirement wealth. The paper reports associations between health, wealth … workforce. However, an individual’s decision is likely to be influenced by both their health status and their accumulated wealth …. This study analyses the influence of health and wealth on the decision to participate in the labour force amongst older New …

-being (consumption flows, stocks of wealth, income equality, and economic security) from the lens of the Index of Economic Well-being, a …

wealth shocks on retirement over the course of the 2000s in the United States. Their results suggest that acute health shocks …Both health status and net worth can affect retirement decisions. In some cases, early retirement may be precipitated … by a shock to an individual’s health and/or economic status. The authors examine how health and wealth shocks affect …

heavily refers to the recent U.S. Social Security reform debate in general and to the Personal Retirement Accounts proposal in … retirement. …

This article considers the effect of changing household wealth on changes in utilization. …

This article considers differences in dental use by wealth levels across households. …

This article presents evidence on the extent to which households run down their assets after retirement. The authors … after retirement. …