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September 18, 2018
Health, Labor force participation,
Despite the growing number of studies and the increasing availability of detailed data, researchers haven’t developed a consensus on how health affects employment. This is partly explained by the wide variety in datasets (how they are collected, how they measure...February 13, 2018
Health, Health and Retirement Study, Older workers, retirement savings,
In our last exciting episode, Mike and Mary decided to keep working rather than take early retirement at age 62. They realized that they were behind in their retirement savings goals and likely to live longer than average given their family histories. They’re...January 15, 2018
Health, Health and Retirement Study, Older workers, retirement savings,
Mary and Mike, known as “M&M” to their friends, turn 62 in 2018 — the earliest age they can retire and claim their Social Security benefits. Mike has worked full-time for 40 years, although he experienced a year of unemployment during the Great Recession. Mary’s...May 11, 2017
Health, Long-term care, News, Uncategorized,
Our spring newsletter is now online with coverage of the annual MRRC Workshop. bit.ly/2pCciAdApril 21, 2017
Health, Health reform, News, Program interaction, Uncategorized,
By age 64, more than half of all workers are retired despite the fact that Medicare doesn’t kick in for most of them until age 65. The decline of employer-sponsored health insurance for retirees means that many people who make such a decision risk being uninsured....March 24, 2017
Health, News, retirement savings, Uncategorized,
MRRC researchers John Karl Scholz and Ananth Seshadri recently built a model to look into how health and consumption intertwine, using an Euler equation to examine consumption in relation to utility. In this instance, consumption represents spending and health...