Tag: HRS

Senior man calculating finances

Abstract This analysis uses data from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) to examine the sources of variation in mortality for individuals of varying socio-economic status.  The use of the HRS allows a distinction between education and a measure of career earnings as primary determinants of socio-economic status for men and women separately.  We us…

asian chinese senior male barista teaching his daughter making coffee at cafe bar counter

Abstract To determine how asset values of older workers affect their future retirement decisions, it is important to take into account how asset values change over asset cycles.  This study uses Health and Retirement Study data from waves 1992 through 2010 together with restricted SSA data on geographic location to estimate a model of t…