Health and Retirement Study

Assessing the First Economic Impact Payment in the Older Population Using the Health and Retirement Study

February 28, 2023
Susan Barnes
Behavioral economics, COVID-19, Family dynamics, Financial well-being, Health and Retirement Study

The Dynamic Effects of Health on the Employment of Older Workers: Impacts by Gender, Country, and Race

February 28, 2023
Susan Barnes
Disparities, Health, Health and Retirement Study, International

Explanations for the Decline in Spending at Older Ages

February 24, 2023
Susan Barnes
Administrative data link, Consumption and Activities Mail Survey, Health and Retirement Study, retirement savings

Creating a Public Resource: O*NET Job Characteristics Data Set for Use with the Health and Retirement Study and Other Surveys

February 24, 2023
Susan Barnes
Health and Retirement Study, Labor force participation, O*NET

This project completed the documentation report of the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) data set linking 2019 O*NET measures to the 2010 Census occupation code frame; linked 2019 O*NET-Census 2010 data set to HRS occupations from 2010 forward; wrote a…

Assessing the First Economic Impact Payment in the Older Population Using the Health and Retirement Study

February 15, 2023
Susan Barnes
Behavioral economics, COVID-19, Family dynamics, Financial well-being, Health and Retirement Study

We use data collected by the Health and Retirement Study in its 2020 wave to study awareness and impact of the Economic Impact Payment stimulus on different groups of older Americans during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Dynamic Effects of Health on the Employment of Older Workers: Impacts by Gender, Country, and Race

February 14, 2023
Susan Barnes
Disparities, Health, Health and Retirement Study, International

Using data from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) and the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA), we estimate the impact of health on employment. Estimating the model separately by race and gender, we find that racial differences in employment…

Enhancing the RAND HRS CAMS Public Use File

October 25, 2022
Susan Barnes
Consumption and Activities Mail Survey, Financial well-being, Health and Retirement Study

In 2001 the Health and Retirement Study launched a supplementary survey, the Consumption and Activities Mail Survey (CAMS). CAMS is a biennial survey of a random subsample of HRS participants. Its purpose is to collect detailed information on household spending.…

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Effects of COVID-19 on Job Separation and Financial Precarity

October 25, 2022
Susan Barnes
COVID-19, Disparities, Financial well-being, Health and Retirement Study, Labor force participation, Older workers, poverty

Drawing on Health and Retirement Study data collected in 2021, we will examine racial differences in the COVID-19 pandemic’s consequences on financial security. We hypothesize that, relative to their white counterparts, Black and Hispanic older workers were more likely to…

Racial and ethnic differences in job characteristics and patterns in disability retirement and Social Security retirement wealth

October 25, 2022
Susan Barnes
Disability, Disparities, Health and Retirement Study, O*NET, Retirement

Using Health and Retirement Study data together with rich job characteristic data from O*NET, we will identify variables related to work context that characterize jobs based on levels of physiological and psychological stress. We will evaluate differences by race/ethnicity, explore…

Medical Spending Risk among the Elderly by Race and Gender

October 25, 2022
Susan Barnes
Disparities, Financial well-being, Health and Retirement Study, Medicaid, Medicare

Using data from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) linked to administrative Medicare and Medicaid records, along with the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), we estimate the stochastic process for total and out-of-pocket medical spending by race and gender. By…