Tag: healthcare
The brief’s key findings are: The wealth-to-income ratio for current workers is a good way to gauge their retirement preparedness. During 1983-2007, these ratios were remarkably stable, which should never have been a source for comfort as the need for wealth increased due to: rising life expectancy; the shift to 401(k) plans; increasing health care costs; and…
Abstract Although government expansion of health insurance to older workers leads to labor supply reductions for recipients, there may be spillover effects on the labor supply of affected spouses who are not covered by the programs. In the simplest model, health insurance on the job is paid for in terms of lower compensation on t…
