In this paper, we specify a dynamic programming model that addresses the interplay among health, financial resources, and the labor market behavior of men in the later part of their working lives. Unlike previous work which has typically used self reported health or disability status as a proxy for health status, we model health as a latent variable, using self reported disability status as an indicator of this latent construct. Our model is explicitly designed to account for the possibility that the reporting of disability may be endogenous to the labor market behavior we are studying. The model is estimated using data from the Health and Retirement Study. We compare results based on our model to results based on models that treat health i...
Employer-provided health benefit coverage for workers who retire before age 65 has fallen over the l...
We develop and estimate a model in which individuals make decisions on consumption, human capital in...
In empirical studies of retirement decisions of the elderly, health is often found to have a large, ...
We model the employment and medical care decisions of older men who face health risk. The budget con...
Understanding how health decline influences retirement decisions is fundamental for the design of ta...
This paper uses the first three waves of the Health and Retirement Survey (HRS) to investigate the d...
The labor force participation decision of the elderly people in the U.S. deserves special attention ...
In this paper, we specify a dynamic programming model that addresses the interplay among health, fi...
This paper provides an empirical analysis of the effect of employer-provided health insurance and Me...
We estimate the impact of employer-provided retiree health insurance on the rate at which men aged 5...
This study builds on an ever growing health demand and retirement literature. I extend the literatur...
This dissertation investigates several aspects of the labour force participation and retirement dec...
This paper estimates a model of the labor force behavior of elderly males in Canada, paying explicit...
We explore alternative measures of unobserved health status in order to identify effects of mental a...
Working paperThis paper develops an innovative approach to measuring the effect of health on retirem...
Employer-provided health benefit coverage for workers who retire before age 65 has fallen over the l...
We develop and estimate a model in which individuals make decisions on consumption, human capital in...
In empirical studies of retirement decisions of the elderly, health is often found to have a large, ...
We model the employment and medical care decisions of older men who face health risk. The budget con...
Understanding how health decline influences retirement decisions is fundamental for the design of ta...
This paper uses the first three waves of the Health and Retirement Survey (HRS) to investigate the d...
The labor force participation decision of the elderly people in the U.S. deserves special attention ...
In this paper, we specify a dynamic programming model that addresses the interplay among health, fi...
This paper provides an empirical analysis of the effect of employer-provided health insurance and Me...
We estimate the impact of employer-provided retiree health insurance on the rate at which men aged 5...
This study builds on an ever growing health demand and retirement literature. I extend the literatur...
This dissertation investigates several aspects of the labour force participation and retirement dec...
This paper estimates a model of the labor force behavior of elderly males in Canada, paying explicit...
We explore alternative measures of unobserved health status in order to identify effects of mental a...
Working paperThis paper develops an innovative approach to measuring the effect of health on retirem...
Employer-provided health benefit coverage for workers who retire before age 65 has fallen over the l...
We develop and estimate a model in which individuals make decisions on consumption, human capital in...
In empirical studies of retirement decisions of the elderly, health is often found to have a large, ...