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Working Papers
2018
- A Lifetime of Changes: State Pensions and Work Incentives at Older Ages in the UK, 1948-2018
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
See also Chapter (2018)
- Long-run Trends in the Economic Activity of Older People in the UK
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
2017
- Does Patient Health Behaviour respond to Doctor’s Effort?
Department of Economics Working Papers, University of Bath, Department of Economics View citations (3)
2016
- Health Capacity to Work at Older Ages: Evidence from the United Kingdom
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
See also Chapter (2017)
- Life-Cycle Consumption Patterns at Older Ages in the US and the UK: Can Medical Expenditures Explain the Difference?
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (15) IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2016) View citations (9) Working Papers, RAND Corporation (2015) View citations (7) IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2015) View citations (13)
2015
- Disability benefit receipt and reform: reconciling trends in the United Kingdom
IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (31)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Perspectives (2015)
- House Price Volatility and the Housing Ladder
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2010) View citations (21) Working Papers, RAND Corporation (2010) View citations (12)
See also Chapter (2016)
2014
- Effect of Pensions and Disability Benefits on Retirement in the UK
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
- Health behaviours and the patient-doctor interaction: The double moral hazard problem
Economics Discussion Paper Series, Economics, The University of Manchester View citations (1)
- Money, Well-being and Loss Aversion: Does an Income Loss Have a Greater Effect on Well-being than an Equivalent Income Gain?
CEP Occasional Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (2)
Also in PSE - Labex "OSE-Ouvrir la Science Economique", HAL (2013) View citations (68) LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2014) View citations (2)
2013
- Spousal Health Effects - the Role of Selection
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
See also Chapter (2014)
2012
- International Comparisons in Health Economics: Evidence from Aging Studies
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (15)
Also in Working Papers, RAND Corporation (2011) View citations (3)
See also Journal Article in Annual Review of Economics (2012)
- The effect of the financial crisis on older households in England
IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (13)
2011
- 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 (11)
Also in Working Papers, RAND Corporation (2011) View citations (11)
See also Chapter (2011)
- Disability, Health and Retirement in the United Kingdom
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
Also in IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2011) View citations (3)
See also Chapter (2012)
2010
- Attrition and Health in Ageing Studies Evidence from ELSA and HRS
Working Papers, RAND Corporation View citations (6)
Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2010) View citations (12)
- Disease Prevalence, Disease Incidence, and Mortality in the United States and in England
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (17)
See also Journal Article in Demography (2010)
- Housing Mobility and Downsizing at Older Ages in Britain and the United States
Working Papers, RAND Corporation View citations (2)
Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2010) View citations (5)
- Releasing jobs for the young? Early retirement and youth unemployment in the United Kingdom
IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (4)
See also Chapter (2010)
2008
- The Impact of Income Shocks on Health: Evidence from Cohort Data
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (24)
Also in 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 (5) IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2007) View citations (9)
See also Journal Article in Journal of the European Economic Association (2009)
2007
- Better prepared for retirement? Using panel data to improve wealth estimates of ELSA respondents
IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies
- Housing Price Volatility and Downsizing in Later Life
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (23)
See also Chapter (2010)
- 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 (3)
Also in Working Papers, RAND Corporation (2007)  NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2007) View citations (1)
See also Chapter (2010)
- Looking for Private Information in Self-Assessed Health
Social and Economic Dimensions of an Aging Population Research Papers, McMaster University View citations (5)
Also in Health, Econometrics and Data Group (HEDG) Working Papers, HEDG, c/o Department of Economics, University of York (2007) View citations (5) Quantitative Studies in Economics and Population Research Reports, McMaster University (2007) View citations (5)
- The SES Health Gradient on Both Sides of the Atlantic
Social and Economic Dimensions of an Aging Population Research Papers, McMaster University View citations (7)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2006) View citations (14) IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2007) View citations (10) IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2007) View citations (13)
See also Chapter (2009)
2006
- Retirement in the UK
The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK View citations (38)
See also Journal Article in Oxford Review of Economic Policy (2006)
- State pensions and the well-being of the elderly in the UK
IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies
- Understanding pensions: cognitive function, numerical ability and retirement saving
IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (14)
See also Journal Article in Fiscal Studies (2007)
2005
- Estimating pension wealth of ELSA respondents
IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (15)
- Preparing for retirement: the pension arrangements and retirement expectations of those approaching state pension age in England
IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (2)
- Work Disability is a Pain in the *****, Especially in England, The Netherlands, and the United States
Labor and Demography, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (10)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) View citations (10) Working Papers, RAND Corporation (2005) View citations (3)
See also Chapter (2009)
2004
- Effectiveness of tax incentives to boost (retirement) saving: theoretical motivation and empirical evidence
IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (25)
- International Comparisons of Work Disability
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (18)
Also in Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research (2004) View citations (12) Working Papers, RAND Corporation (2004) View citations (9)
- The Internationalisation of Public Welfare Policy
CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (1)
Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2004) View citations (2)
See also Journal Article in Economic Journal (2005)
- Understanding Differences in Household Financial Wealth between the United States and Great Britain
Labor and Demography, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (11)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Human Resources (2003)
2003
- Financial wealth in later life: evidence from BHPS data
Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2003, Royal Economic Society View citations (2)
2002
- The distribution of financial wealth in the UK: evidence from 2000 BHPS data
IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (12)
- Understanding the relative generosity of government financial support for families with children
IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (3)
- Wealth Portfolios in the UK and the US
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (21)
2001
- Financial Wealth Inequality in the United States and Great Britain
Working Papers, RAND Corporation View citations (1)
2000
- Household portfolios in the UK
IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (21)
- Wealth inequality in the United States and Great Britain
IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (19)
1999
- Risk pooling, precautionary saving and consumption growth
IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (28)
See also Journal Article in Review of Economic Studies (2001)
- What can we learn about pension reform from Generational Accounts for the UK?
IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (3)
1998
- Asset Holding and Consumption Volatility
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (20)
Also in IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (1998) View citations (24)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (2002)
- Modelling voluntary labour supply
IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (10)
- Trends in household saving: a tale of two countries
IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (22)
1997
- Grossing up Family Expenditure Survey data for use in international accounts
IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies
1995
- Humps and Bumps in Lifetime Consumption
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (98)
Also in IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (1995) View citations (27)
- Income uncertainty and consumption growth in the UK
IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (5)
- Is there a retirement-savings puzzle?
IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (27)
See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (1998)
1994
- Tax reform and welfare measurement: do we need demand system estimation?
IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (9)
See also Journal Article in Economic Journal (1996)
1993
- Equivalence scale relativities
IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (2)
- Household saving behaviour in the UK
IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (8)
Journal Articles
2018
- An econometric analysis of cognitive impairment and healthcare utilization in the ageing population
Applied Economics, 2018, 50, (50), 5454-5463 View citations (1)
- Does patient health behaviour respond to doctor effort?
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2018, 156, (C), 225-251 View citations (3)
2016
- Health, Disability and Mortality Differences at Older Ages between the US and England
Fiscal Studies, 2016, 37, 345-369 View citations (1)
2015
- Annuity choices and income drawdown: evidence from the decumulation phase of defined contribution pensions in England*
Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, 2015, 14, (4), 412-438 View citations (16)
- Disability Benefit Receipt and Reform: Reconciling Trends in the United Kingdom
Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2015, 29, (2), 173-90 View citations (32)
See also Working Paper (2015)
2013
- Financial Crisis Wealth Losses and Responses among Older Households in England
Fiscal Studies, 2013, 34, (2), 231-254 View citations (7)
2012
- Housing Mobility and Downsizing at Older Ages in Britain and the USA
Economica, 2012, 79, (313), 1-26 View citations (30)
- International Comparisons in Health Economics: Evidence from Aging Studies
Annual Review of Economics, 2012, 4, (1), 57-81 View citations (15)
See also Working Paper (2012)
- The Effect of Education on Old Age Cognitive Abilities: Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design
Economic Journal, 2012, 122, (560), 418-448 View citations (91)
2010
- Cognitive Function, Financial Literacy and Financial Outcomes at Older Ages: Introduction
Economic Journal, 2010, 120, (548), F357-F362 View citations (19)
- Cognitive Function, Numeracy and Retirement Saving Trajectories
Economic Journal, 2010, 120, (548), F381-F410 View citations (83)
- Disease prevalence, disease incidence, and mortality in the United States and in England
Demography, 2010, 47, (1), S211-S231 View citations (18)
See also Working Paper (2010)
2009
- Health disadvantage in US adults aged 50 to 74 years: A comparison of the health of rich and poor Americans with that of Europeans
American Journal of Public Health, 2009, 99, (3), 540-548 View citations (28)
- The Impact of Income Shocks on Health: Evidence from Cohort Data
Journal of the European Economic Association, 2009, 7, (6), 1361-1399 View citations (116)
See also Working Paper (2008)
2007
- Understanding Pensions: Cognitive Function, Numerical Ability and Retirement Saving*
Fiscal Studies, 2007, 28, (2), 143-170 View citations (131)
See also Working Paper (2006)
2006
- Economic capabilities, choices and outcomes at older ages
Fiscal Studies, 2006, 27, (3), 281-311 View citations (8)
- Retirement in the UK
Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2006, 22, (1), 40-56 View citations (41)
See also Working Paper (2006)
2005
- Private pension arrangements and retirement in Britain
Fiscal Studies, 2005, 26, (1), 35-53 View citations (12)
- The Balance Between Defined Benefit, Defined Contribution, and State Provision
Journal of the European Economic Association, 2005, 3, (2-3), 466-476 View citations (3)
- The Internationalisation of Public Welfare Policy
Economic Journal, 2005, 115, (502), C62-C81 View citations (18)
See also Working Paper (2004)
2003
- Understanding Differences in Household Financial Wealth between the United States and Great Britain
Journal of Human Resources, 2003, 38, (2) View citations (38)
See also Working Paper (2004)
2002
- Asset Holding and Consumption Volatility
Journal of Political Economy, 2002, 110, (4), 771-792 View citations (161)
See also Working Paper (1998)
2001
- Life-cycle saving patterns and pension arrangements in the U.K
Research in Economics, 2001, 55, (1), 83-107 View citations (6)
- Risk Pooling, Precautionary Saving and Consumption Growth
Review of Economic Studies, 2001, 68, (4), 757-779 View citations (101)
See also Working Paper (1999)
- The assessment: household saving - issues in theory and policy
Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2001, 17, (1), 1-19 View citations (15)
2000
- Public and private pension spending: principles, practice and the need for reform
Fiscal Studies, 2000, 21, (1), 1-63 View citations (15)
- What Can We Learn from Generational Accounts for the United Kingdom?
Economic Journal, 2000, 110, (467), F575-97 View citations (5)
1998
- Is There a Retirement-Savings Puzzle?
American Economic Review, 1998, 88, (4), 769-88 View citations (369)
See also Working Paper (1995)
1997
- Quadratic Engel Curves And Consumer Demand
The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1997, 79, (4), 527-539 View citations (1008)
1996
- Putting TESSA in the dock PEPs and TESSAs cost a lot but don't necessarily increase saving
New Economy, 1996, 3, (4), 245-250
- Savings and wealth in the UK: evidence from micro-data
Fiscal Studies, 1996, 17, (2), 37-64 View citations (4)
- Tax Reform and Welfare Measurement: Do We Need Demand System Estimation?
Economic Journal, 1996, 106, (438), 1227-41 View citations (100)
See also Working Paper (1994)
1995
- Consumption growth, saving and retirement in the U.K
Ricerche Economiche, 1995, 49, (3), 255-275 View citations (1)
1994
- Equivalence Scale Relativities Revisited
Economic Journal, 1994, 104, (425), 883-90 View citations (72)
- Equivalence scales and public policy
Fiscal Studies, 1994, 15, (1), 1-23 View citations (3)
- Life-cycle expenditure allocations and the consumption costs of children
European Economic Review, 1994, 38, (7), 1391-1410 View citations (31)
1991
- Adult equivalence scales: a life-cycle perspective
Fiscal Studies, 1991, 12, (3), 16-29 View citations (2)
Chapters
2018
- A Lifetime of Changes: State Pensions and Work Incentives at Older Ages in the UK, 1948–2018
A chapter in Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World: Reforms and Retirement Incentives, 2018, pp 397-434 View citations (2)
See also Working Paper (2018)
- Long-Run Trends in the Economic Activity of Older People in the United Kingdom
A chapter in Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World: Working Longer, 2018, pp 267-297
2017
- Health Capacity to Work at Older Ages: Evidence from the United Kingdom
A chapter in Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World: The Capacity to Work at Older Ages, 2017, pp 329-357 View citations (4)
See also Working Paper (2016)
2016
- House Price Volatility and the Housing Ladder
A chapter in Insights in the Economics of Aging, 2016, pp 87-119 View citations (4)
See also Working Paper (2015)
2014
- Effect of Pensions and Disability Benefits on Retirement in the United Kingdom
A chapter in Social Security Programs and Retirement Around the World: Disability Insurance Programs and Retirement, 2014, pp 81-136 View citations (3)
- Spousal Health Effects: The Role of Selection
A chapter in Discoveries in the Economics of Aging, 2014, pp 255-279 View citations (4)
See also Working Paper (2013)
2012
- 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 View citations (4)
See also Working Paper (2011)
2011
- 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 (17)
See also Working Paper (2011)
2010
- Housing Price Volatility and Downsizing in Later Life
A chapter in Research Findings in the Economics of Aging, 2010, pp 337-379 View citations (18)
See also Working Paper (2007)
- 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)
- 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 View citations (4)
See also Working Paper (2010)
2009
- 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 (9)
See also Working Paper (2007)
- 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 View citations (11)
See also Working Paper (2005)
2004
- 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 (12)
1994
- Household Saving Behavior in the United Kingdom
A chapter in International Comparisons of Household Saving, 1994, pp 169-206 View citations (7)
- Taxation and Personal Saving Incentives in the United Kingdom
A chapter in Public Policies and Household Saving, 1994, pp 57-80 View citations (5)
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