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Retirement Research Using the Health and Retirement Survey

Year: 1994

Type: report

Abstract: This paper highlights unanswered research questions in the economics of retirement, and shows how these issues can be addressed using the new Health and Retirement Survey (HRS).Unique features of the survey axe described including administrative records on earnings and social security benefits, And employer provided data on pensions and health insurance.Also collected are indicators of retirement plans, health status, family structure, income, wealth and employer policies affecting job opportunities and constraints.Data from the first wave of the HRS are used to analyze retirement outcomes and constraints shaping retirement behavior.

Source: National Bureau of Economic Research

DOI: 10.3386/w4813

Authors: Alan Gustman, Olivia Mitchell, Thomas Steinmeier

Institutions: Dartmouth College, Texas Tech University, National Bureau of Economic Research, University of Pennsylvania

Language: English

Topic: Retirement, Disability, and Employment

Subfield: Demography

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: green

Funders: University of Michigan, National Institute on Aging

OpenAlex ID: W2124548854

Cites: 12

Cited by: 17

Related to: 10