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Evidence of Increasing Differential Mortality: A Comparison of the HRS and SIPP

Working Paper by Barry P. Bosworth and Kan Zhang

July 1, 2015

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…

Sources of Increasing Differential Mortality Among the Aged by Socioeconomic Status

Working Paper by Barry P. Bosworth, Gary Burtless, and Kan Zhang

June 19, 2015

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…

Do Retired Americans Annuitize Too Little? Trends in the Share of Annuitized Income

Working Paper by Barry P. Bosworth, Gary Burtless, and Mattan Alalouf

June 18, 2015

Publications

Archive: Barry P. Bosworth

Evidence of Increasing Differential Mortality: A Comparison of the HRS and SIPP

Sources of Increasing Differential Mortality Among the Aged by Socioeconomic Status

Do Retired Americans Annuitize Too Little? Trends in the Share of Annuitized Income

Publications

Impact of the Financial Crisis on Long-Term Growth

Interest Rates and Economic Growth: Are They Related?

Differential Mortality and Retirement Benefits in the Health and Retirement Study

Impact of the Great Recession on Retirement Trends in Industrialized Countries

Changing Sources of Income Among the Aged Population

Growth in Health Consumption and Its Implications for Financing OASDI: An International Perspective

Economic Consequences of the Great Recession: Evidence from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics

Social Security on Auto-Pilot: International Experience with Automatic Stabilizer Mechanisms

Recessions, Wealth Destruction, and the Timing of Retirement