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Follow us Modeling the Impact of Health Insurance on Retirement (Coverage Research Initiative)
a PSC Research Project
Investigators: John Bound, Catherine McLaughlin
This study will explore the effect of employer-sponsored health insurance and Medicare on the labor force behavior of men and women as they near retirement age. Evidence has accumulated showing that employer-sponsored health insurance plans do indeed influence the behavior of near-retirement workers, but little is known about the nature of these decisions particularly with respect to individual risk-aversion and perceived health status. This study will expand current research on the labor market behavior of workers nearing retirement and will enable researchers to simulate possible scenarios as the labor and health insurance markets continue to evolve. The authors will develop an econometric model in order to study the impact of the availability of health insurance on retirement behavior.
| Funding: | Robert Wood Johnson Foundation |
Project website: http://www.umich.edu/~eriu/
PSC Research Areas:
Health, Disability, and Mortality
Human Capital, Labor and Wealth
Methodology
Country of Focus: USA