Tag: health shock
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Abstract We study the household portfolios of the elderly using data from the Health and Retirement Study. In particular, we investigate the influence of aging and health shocks on both a household’s ownership of various assets and the dollar value and share of total assets held in each asset class. We find that households decreas…