Tag: life expectancy
Abstract This paper examines the relationship between life expectancy and labor force participation at older ages. It uses information on life expectancy from the U.S. Small-Area Life Expectancy Estimates Project and information on labor force participation from the five-year American Community Survey. Critical components of the analysis include merging the Census-tract-level information from the two…
But the Titanic shows that the pattern favoring the wealthy is not new. Rich people live long lives, and poor people die early. This pattern has major implications for the costs and progressivity of the Social Security program. Even if both high and low earners claim at the same age, low earners receive their relatively…
