Add to ORKGThis report provides a brief overview of the concept of life expectancy, how it is measured, and how it has changed over time in the United States. While life expectancy may be studied in a variety of contexts, this report focuses on the link between life expectancy and socioeconomic status (SES), as measured by lifetime income. In particular, this report synthesizes recent research on the life expectancy gap by income and the relationship between this gap and Social Security benefits. Finally, this report discusses the implications of this research for one type of Social Security reform proposal: increasing the Social Security retirement age
This report examines how the raising of the retirement age and linking it to the expected life expec...
This research examines the relationship between mortality risk and retirement, and mortality risk an...
There is a widespread belief that people with low lifetime labor income have higher age specific mor...
[Excerpt] This report provides a brief overview of the concept of life expectancy, how it is measure...
Older Americans have experienced dramatic gains in life expectancy in recent decades, but an emergin...
The relationship between socio-economic status (SES) and life expectancy for 1970 and 1990 is examin...
This Working Paper should not be reported as representing the views of the IMF. The views expressed ...
One of the most basic indicators of well-being is life expectancy. A large empirical literature has ...
The Social Security system is facing significant financial challenges, but politicians, economists, ...
The prevalence of obesity, diabetes, and other health problems has increased in recent decades in th...
Revised: 2006-11.-- Published as an article in: Journal of Public Economics 90(12), December, 2006, ...
A person’s disposable income is often related to their ability to readily access healthcare and heal...
There is widespread and longstanding agreement that life expectancy and income are positively correl...
This study examines how socioeconomic status (SES) across the life course is associated with individ...
Differences of life expectancy across socioeconomic status are well-documented and many economists a...
This report examines how the raising of the retirement age and linking it to the expected life expec...
This research examines the relationship between mortality risk and retirement, and mortality risk an...
There is a widespread belief that people with low lifetime labor income have higher age specific mor...
[Excerpt] This report provides a brief overview of the concept of life expectancy, how it is measure...
Older Americans have experienced dramatic gains in life expectancy in recent decades, but an emergin...
The relationship between socio-economic status (SES) and life expectancy for 1970 and 1990 is examin...
This Working Paper should not be reported as representing the views of the IMF. The views expressed ...
One of the most basic indicators of well-being is life expectancy. A large empirical literature has ...
The Social Security system is facing significant financial challenges, but politicians, economists, ...
The prevalence of obesity, diabetes, and other health problems has increased in recent decades in th...
Revised: 2006-11.-- Published as an article in: Journal of Public Economics 90(12), December, 2006, ...
A person’s disposable income is often related to their ability to readily access healthcare and heal...
There is widespread and longstanding agreement that life expectancy and income are positively correl...
This study examines how socioeconomic status (SES) across the life course is associated with individ...
Differences of life expectancy across socioeconomic status are well-documented and many economists a...
This report examines how the raising of the retirement age and linking it to the expected life expec...
This research examines the relationship between mortality risk and retirement, and mortality risk an...
There is a widespread belief that people with low lifetime labor income have higher age specific mor...