This paper explores IRA withdrawal behavior of older Americans using a nationally representative sample. The data for this paper come from the University of Michigan's Health and Retirement Study (HRS), which is sponsored by the National Institute on Aging. The HRS, the most comprehensive...

This paper uses data from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) to track the portfolios of households following the nursing home entries of HRS participants. For comparison, it also tracks the portfolios of similarly aged individuals who do not enter a nursing home facility. The data show a...