Tag: HRS
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…
Abstract The marked increase in male longevity and the shrinking gap in male-female life expectancy in recent decades should improve the financial outcomes of older women, but this improvement may be dampened if the growth in medical spending and the incidence of disability translates to living husbands burdening the family’s budget. Using the Health and…
