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Working Papers

2012

1. International Comparisons in Health Economics: Evidence from Aging Studies
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
   See also Journal Article in Annual Review of Economics (2012)
2. The effect of the financial crisis on older households in England
   IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies

2011

3. Childhood Health and Differences in Late-Life Health Outcomes Between England and the United States
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
   See also Chapter (2011)
4. Disability, Health and Retirement in the United Kingdom
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   Also in IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2011)
   See also Chapter (2012)
5. The effect of childhood education on old age cognitive abilities: evidence from a Regression Discontinuity design
   IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies

2010

6. Attrition and Health in Ageing Studies: Evidence from ELSA and HRS
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (2)
   Also in Working Papers, RAND Corporation Publications Department (2010) View citations (2)
7. Disease Prevalence, Disease Incidence, and Mortality in the United States and in England
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article in Demography (2010)
8. House Price Volatility and the Housing Ladder
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (11)
   Also in Working Papers, RAND Corporation Publications Department (2010) View citations (4)
9. Housing Mobility and Downsizing at Older Ages in Britain and the United States
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (1)
   Also in Working Papers, RAND Corporation Publications Department (2010)
10. Releasing jobs for the young? Early retirement and youth unemployment in the United Kingdom
    IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies
    See also Chapter (2010)

2009

11. The distribution of wealth in the population aged 50 and over in England
    Open Access publications from University College London, University College London

2008

12. The Impact of Income Shocks on Health: Evidence from Cohort Data
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (18)
    Also in IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2007) View citations (7)
    MEA discussion paper series, Munich Center for the Economics of Aging (MEA) at the Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy (2007) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of the European Economic Association (2009)

2007

13. Better prepared for retirement? Using panel data to improve wealth estimates of ELSA respondents
    IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies
14. Housing Price Volatility and Downsizing in Later Life
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
    See also Chapter (2010)
15. Labor Market Status and Transitions During the Pre-Retirement Years: Learning from International Differences
    Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center View citations (2)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2007)
    Working Papers, RAND Corporation Publications Department (2007)
    See also Chapter (2010)
16. Looking for Private Information in Self-Assessed Health
    Quantitative Studies in Economics and Population Research Reports, McMaster University View citations (2)
    Also in Health, Econometrics and Data Group (HEDG) Working Papers, HEDG, c/o Department of Economics, University of York (2007) View citations (2)
    Social and Economic Dimensions of an Aging Population Research Papers, McMaster University (2007) View citations (2)
17. The SES Health Gradient on Both Sides of the Atlantic
    Social and Economic Dimensions of an Aging Population Research Papers, McMaster University View citations (2)
    Also in IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2007) View citations (5)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2007) View citations (8)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2006) View citations (10)
    See also Chapter (2009)

2006

18. Retirement in the UK
    The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, Department of Economics, University of Bristol, UK View citations (23)
    See also Journal Article in Oxford Review of Economic Policy (2006)
19. Retirement, health and relationships of the older population in England: The 2004 English Longitudinal Study Of Ageing (Wave 2)
    Open Access publications from University College London, University College London
20. State pensions and the well-being of the elderly in the UK
    Open Access publications from University College London, University College London
    Also in IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2006)
21. Understanding pensions: cognitive function, numerical ability and retirement saving
    IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (10)
    Also in Open Access publications from University College London, University College London (2006)
    See also Journal Article in Fiscal Studies (2007)

2005

22. Estimating pension wealth of ELSA respondents
    IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (6)
    Also in Open Access publications from University College London, University College London (2005) View citations (2)
23. Prepared for Retirement? The adequacy and distribution of retirement resources in England
    Open Access publications from University College London, University College London View citations (5)
24. Preparing for retirement: the pension arrangements and retirement expectations of those approaching state pension age in England
    IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies
    Also in Open Access publications from University College London, University College London (2005) View citations (1)
25. Work Disability is a Pain in the *****, Especially in England, The Netherlands, and the United States
    Labor and Demography, EconWPA View citations (3)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) View citations (4)
    Working Papers, RAND Corporation Publications Department (2005) View citations (8)
    See also Chapter (2009)

2004

26. Effectiveness of tax incentives to boost (retirement) saving: theoretical motivation and empirical evidence
    IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (6)
    Also in Open Access publications from University College London, University College London (2004) View citations (6)
27. International Comparisons of Work Disability
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (13)
    Also in Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research (2004) View citations (5)
    Working Papers, RAND Corporation Publications Department (2004) View citations (3)
28. Pensions, Pensioners and Pensions Policy: Financial Security in UK Retirement Savings?
    Open Access publications from University College London, University College London View citations (1)
29. The Internationalisation of Public Welfare Policy
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Economic Journal (2005)
30. Understanding Differences in Household Financial Wealth between the United States and Great Britain
    Labor and Demography, EconWPA View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Human Resources (2003)

2003

31. Financial wealth in later life: evidence from BHPS data
    Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2003, Royal Economic Society View citations (3)
32. Socio-economic position
    Open Access publications from University College London, University College London View citations (1)
33. Work and retirement
    Open Access publications from University College London, University College London View citations (1)

2002

34. Asset holding and consumption volatility
    Open Access publications from University College London, University College London View citations (66)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1998) View citations (18)
    Open Access publications from University College London, University College London (2002) View citations (24)
    IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (1998) View citations (18)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (2002)
35. Retirement, Pensions and the Adequacy of Saving: a Guide to the Debate
    Open Access publications from University College London, University College London View citations (12)
36. The distribution of financial wealth in the UK: evidence from 2000 BHPS data
    IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (2)
    Also in Open Access publications from University College London, University College London (2002) View citations (1)
37. Understanding the relative generosity of government financial support for families with children
    IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (1)
38. Understanding the relativegenerosity of governmentfinancial support to familieswith children
    Open Access publications from University College London, University College London
39. Wealth Portfolios in the UK and the US
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)
    Also in Open Access publications from University College London, University College London (2002) View citations (10)

2001

40. Financial Wealth Inequality in the United States and Great Britain
    Working Papers, RAND Corporation Publications Department View citations (7)

2000

41. Household portfolios in the UK
    IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (15)
42. UK household portfolios
    Open Access publications from University College London, University College London View citations (8)
43. Wealth inequality in the United States and Great Britain
    IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (11)
    Also in Open Access publications from University College London, University College London (2000) View citations (1)

1999

44. Household Saving in the UK
    Open Access publications from University College London, University College London View citations (11)
45. Risk pooling, precautionary saving and consumption growth
    IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (26)
    See also Journal Article in Review of Economic Studies (2001)
46. UK Annuitants
    Open Access publications from University College London, University College London View citations (3)
47. What can we learn about pension reform from Generational Accounts for the UK?
    IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (2)

1998

48. Modelling voluntary labour supply
    IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (5)
49. Taxing Charitable Giving
    Open Access publications from University College London, University College London
50. Trends in household saving: a tale of two countries
    IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (16)

1997

51. Grossing up Family Expenditure Survey data for use in international accounts
    IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies
52. How Reliable is the Family Expenditure Survey? Trends in income and spending over time
    Open Access publications from University College London, University College London
53. Quadratic engel curves and consumer demand
    Open Access publications from University College London, University College London View citations (310)
    See also Journal Article in The Review of Economics and Statistics (1997)
54. Taxing household saving
    Open Access publications from University College London, University College London View citations (2)
55. The State of Donation: Household Gifts to Charity: 1974-1996
    Open Access publications from University College London, University College London View citations (1)

1995

56. Humps and Bumps in Lifetime Consumption
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (91)
    Also in Open Access publications from University College London, University College London (1995) View citations (31)
    IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (1995) View citations (9)
57. Income uncertainty and consumption growth in the UK
    IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (4)
58. Is there a retirement-savings puzzle?
    IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (25)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (1998)

1994

59. Tax reform and welfare measurement: do we need demand system estimation?
    IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article in Economic Journal (1996)
60. The distribution of wealth in the UK
    Open Access publications from University College London, University College London View citations (5)

1993

61. Children and Household Living Standards
    Open Access publications from University College London, University College London View citations (6)
62. Equivalence scale relativities
    IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (1)
63. Household saving behaviour in the UK
    IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (6)

Journal Articles

2012

1. Housing Mobility and Downsizing at Older Ages in Britain and the USA
   Economica, 2012, 79, (313), 1-26
2. International Comparisons in Health Economics: Evidence from Aging Studies
   Annual Review of Economics, 2012, 4, (1), 57-81
   See also Working Paper (2012)
3. The Effect of Education on Old Age Cognitive Abilities: Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design
   Economic Journal, 2012, 122, (560), 418-448 View citations (2)

2010

4. Cognitive Function, Financial Literacy and Financial Outcomes at Older Ages: Introduction
   Economic Journal, 2010, 120, (548), F357-F362
5. Cognitive Function, Numeracy and Retirement Saving Trajectories
   Economic Journal, 2010, 120, (548), F381-F410 View citations (8)
6. Disease prevalence, disease incidence, and mortality in the United States and in England
   Demography, 2010, 47, (1), S211-S231
   See also Working Paper (2010)

2009

7. The Impact of Income Shocks on Health: Evidence from Cohort Data
   Journal of the European Economic Association, 2009, 7, (6), 1361-1399 View citations (13)
   See also Working Paper (2008)

2007

8. Understanding Pensions: Cognitive Function, Numerical Ability and Retirement Saving*
   Fiscal Studies, 2007, 28, (2), 143-170 View citations (21)
   See also Working Paper (2006)

2006

9. Economic capabilities, choices and outcomes at older ages
   Fiscal Studies, 2006, 27, (3), 281-311 View citations (3)
10. Retirement in the UK
    Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2006, 22, (1), 40-56 View citations (14)
    See also Working Paper (2006)

2005

11. Private pension arrangements and retirement in Britain
    Fiscal Studies, 2005, 26, (1), 35-53 View citations (6)
12. The Balance Between Defined Benefit, Defined Contribution, and State Provision
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2005, 3, (2-3), 466-476
13. The Internationalisation of Public Welfare Policy
    Economic Journal, 2005, 115, (502), C62-C81 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper (2004)

2003

14. Understanding Differences in Household Financial Wealth between the United States and Great Britain
    Journal of Human Resources, 2003, 38, (2) View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper (2004)

2002

15. Asset Holding and Consumption Volatility
    Journal of Political Economy, 2002, 110, (4), 771-792 View citations (75)
    See also Working Paper (2002)

2001

16. Life-cycle saving patterns and pension arrangements in the U.K
    Research in Economics, 2001, 55, (1), 83-107 View citations (4)
17. Risk Pooling, Precautionary Saving and Consumption Growth
    Review of Economic Studies, 2001, 68, (4), 757-79 View citations (40)
    See also Working Paper (1999)
18. The assessment: household saving - issues in theory and policy
    Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2001, 17, (1), 1-19 View citations (11)

2000

19. Public and private pension spending: principles, practice and the need for reform
    Fiscal Studies, 2000, 21, (1), 1-63 View citations (6)
20. What Can We Learn from Generational Accounts for the United Kingdom?
    Economic Journal, 2000, 110, (467), F575-97 View citations (2)

1998

21. Is There a Retirement-Savings Puzzle?
    American Economic Review, 1998, 88, (4), 769-88 View citations (162)
    See also Working Paper (1995)
22. Trends in household saving don't justify tax incentives to boost saving
    Economic Policy, 1998, 13, (27), 547-583 View citations (4)

1997

23. Quadratic Engel Curves And Consumer Demand
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1997, 79, (4), 527-539 View citations (304)
    See also Working Paper (1997)

1996

24. Putting TESSA in the dock PEPs and TESSAs cost a lot but don't necessarily increase saving
    New Economy, 1996, 3, (4), 245-250
25. Savings and wealth in the UK: evidence from micro-data
    Fiscal Studies, 1996, 17, (2), 37-64 View citations (3)
26. Tax Reform and Welfare Measurement: Do We Need Demand System Estimation?
    Economic Journal, 1996, 106, (438), 1227-41 View citations (39)
    See also Working Paper (1994)

1995

27. Consumption growth, saving and retirement in the U.K
    Ricerche Economiche, 1995, 49, (3), 255-275

1994

28. Equivalence Scale Relativities Revisited
    Economic Journal, 1994, 104, (425), 883-90 View citations (32)
29. Equivalence scales and public policy
    Fiscal Studies, 1994, 15, (1), 1-23 View citations (1)
30. Life-cycle expenditure allocations and the consumption costs of children
    European Economic Review, 1994, 38, (7), 1391-1410 View citations (13)

1991

31. Adult equivalence scales: a life-cycle perspective
    Fiscal Studies, 1991, 12, (3), 16-29

Chapters

2012

1. Disability, Health and Retirement in the United Kingdom
   A chapter in Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World: Historical Trends in Mortality and Health, Employment, and Disability Insurance Participation and Reforms, 2012, pp 41-77
   See also Working Paper (2011)

2011

2. Childhood Health and Differences in Late-Life Health Outcomes between England and the United States
   A chapter in Investigations in the Economics of Aging, 2011, pp 321-339 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper (2011)

2010

3. Housing Price Volatility and Downsizing in Later Life
   A chapter in Research Findings in the Economics of Aging, 2010, pp 337-379 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper (2007)
4. Labor Market Status and Transitions during the Pre-Retirement Years: Learning from International Differences
   A chapter in Research Findings in the Economics of Aging, 2010, pp 63-92 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper (2007)
5. Releasing Jobs for the Young? Early Retirement and Youth Unemployment in the United Kingdom
   A chapter in Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World: The Relationship to Youth Employment, 2010, pp 319-344
   See also Working Paper (2010)

2009

6. The SES Health Gradient on Both Sides of the Atlantic
   A chapter in Developments in the Economics of Aging, 2009, pp 359-406 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper (2007)
7. Work Disability is a Pain in the ****, Especially in England, the Netherlands, and the United States
   A chapter in Health at Older Ages: The Causes and Consequences of Declining Disability among the Elderly, 2009, pp 251-293
   See also Working Paper (2005)

2004

8. Wealth Portfolios in the United Kingdom and the United States
   A chapter in Perspectives on the Economics of Aging, 2004, pp 205-246 View citations (8)

1994

9. Household Saving Behavior in the United Kingdom
   A chapter in International Comparisons of Household Saving, 1994, pp 169-206 View citations (1)
10. Taxation and Personal Saving Incentives in the United Kingdom
    A chapter in Public Policies and Household Savings, 1994, pp 57-80 View citations (3)