Archive: Barry P. Bosworth

Navajo man sitting on the bed of his pick-up truck in Monument Valley

Abstract This paper uses data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) and the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) to explore the extent of a widening in life expectancies by socioeconomic status (SES) for older persons.  We construct four alternative measures of SES, using educational attainment, average (career) earnings in the prime working…

Smiling woman eating green apple.

Abstract This paper uses data from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) to explore the extent and causes of widening differences in life expectancy by socioeconomic status (SES) for older persons. We construct alternative measures of SES using educational attainment and average (career) earnings in the prime working ages of 41-50. We also use information…