Tag: race

African American businesswoman raising hand, asking question in business conference

Abstract This paper examines the association of structural discriminatory risk factors and health with retirement age.  It uses data from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS).  Critical components of the analysis include ordinary least squares regressions to evaluate associations of discrimination (major lifetime discrimination, neighborhood disadvantage, work discrimination and everyday discrimination) and health with retirement age,…

Working together on their budget

Abstract This paper examines transfers of time and money between retirees and their children.  It uses data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics to test whether numbers of children, parent-child wealth differentials, geographic proximity, and gender contribute to racial and ethnic differences in transfers of time and money between retirement-aged adults and their children. …