Timothy A. Waidmann
Senior Research Associate, Health Policy Center, Urban Institute.
Ph.D., University of Michigan
Dr. Waidmann’s research focuses on the economics and demography of health, disability, and retirement. He has studied the impact of deteriorating health on retirement decisions; the welfare economics of social insurance; the effects of government social insurance programs on labor force behavior; the health of young adults in impoverished areas; and the effect of poor health on fertility timing.
Recent Publications
Journal Articles
Bound, John, Todd R. Stinebrickner, and Timothy A. Waidmann. Forthcoming. "Health, economic resources and the work decisions of older men." Journal of Econometrics.
Freedman, V.A., N. Hodson, J. Lynn, B.C. Spillman, Timothy A. Waidmann, A.M. Wilkinson, and D.A. Wolf. 2006. "Promoting declines in the prevalence of late-life disability: Comparisons of three potentially high-impact interventions." Milbank Quarterly, 84(3): 493-520. DOI:10.1111/j.1468-0009.2006.00456.x. Licensed Access.
Hadley, J., and Timothy A. Waidmann. 2006. "Health insurance and health at age 65: Implications for medical care spending on new Medicare beneficiaries." Health Services Research, 41(2): 429-451. PMCID:PMC1702516. DOI:10.1111/j.1475-6773.2005.00491.x. Licensed Access.
Hadley, J., and Timothy A. Waidmann. 2006. "Commentary - Response to Richard Kronick." Health Services Research, 41(2): 461-466. DOI:10.1111/j.1475-6773.2005.00493.x. Licensed Access.
Freedman, V.A., E. Crimmins, Robert F. Schoeni, B.C. Spillman, H. Aykan, Ellen A. Kramarow, K. Land, J. Lubitz, K. Manton, L.G. Martin, D. Shinberg, and Timothy A. Waidmann. 2004. "Resolving Inconsistencies in Trends in Old-Age Disability: Report From a Technical Working Group." Demography, 41(3): 417-441.
PSC Reports
Bound, John, Todd R. Stinebrickner, and Timothy A. Waidmann. 2007. "Health, Economic Resources and the Work Decisions of Older Men." PSC Research Report No. 07-630. November 2007. Abstract. PDF.
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