The asset cost of poor health

This paper examines the correlation between poor health and the evolution of wealth for households in the first nine waves of the Health and Retirement Survey (HRS). It complements previous studies that have enumerated specific financial costs of poor health, such as out of pocket medical expenses o...

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Main Authors: Venti, Steven F. (Author), Wise, David A. (Author), Poterba, James Michael (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Economics (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier, 2018-03-15T21:04:11Z.
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