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Working Papers

2023

1. Long-term Care Around the World
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
2. Long-term Care in the United States
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   See also Chapter Long-Term Care in the United States, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2023) (2023)

2015

3. Liquidity Constraints, the Extended Family, and Consumption
   Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center View citations (1)
4. Understanding Participation in SSI
   Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center

2012

5. Dynamic Aspects of Family Transfers
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
   See also Journal Article Dynamic aspects of family transfers, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2016) View citations (47) (2016)
6. Parental Investments in College and Later Cash Transfers
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)

2010

7. Geographic Dispersion and the Well-Being of the Elderly
   Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center View citations (3)
8. The Risk of Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure at End of Life
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (31)
   See also Chapter The Risk of Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure at the End of Life, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) View citations (16) (2011)

2008

9. Preference Heterogeneity and Insurance Markets: Explaining a Puzzle of Insurance
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (133)
   Also in Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics (2008) View citations (129)
   See also Journal Article Preference Heterogeneity and Insurance Markets: Explaining a Puzzle of Insurance, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2008) View citations (132) (2008)

2005

10. Dynamic Inefficiencies in Insurance Markets: Evidence from long-term care insurance
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (67)
    See also Journal Article Dynamic Inefficiencies in Insurance Markets: Evidence from Long-Term Care Insurance, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2005) View citations (69) (2005)
11. Recent Trends in Resource Sharing Among the Poor
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)

2003

12. Medicare Gaps and Widow Poverty
    Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center View citations (2)
13. Private Information and its Effect on Market Equilibrium: New Evidence from Long-Term Care Insurance
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (44)
14. Why Parents Play Favorites: Explanations for Unequal Bequests
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
    Also in Working Papers, Ohio State University, Department of Economics (2003) View citations (16)
    See also Journal Article Why Parents Play Favorites: Explanations for Unequal Bequests, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2004) View citations (83) (2004)

2002

15. Health and Retirement: Do Changes in Health Affect Retirement Expectations?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (22)
    See also Journal Article Health and Retirement: Do Changes in Health Affect Retirement Expectations?, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (2004) View citations (193) (2004)

2000

16. Guaranteed Income: SSI and the Well-Being of the Elderly Poor
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
    See also Chapter Guaranteed Income. SSI and the Well-Being of the Elderly Poor, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2002) View citations (2) (2002)
17. Testing Parental Altruism: Implications of a Dynamic Model
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (46)

1998

18. Social Security, Economic Growth, and the Rise in Independence of Elderly Widows in the 20th Century
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)

1997

19. Inter vivos Transfers and Intended Bequests
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article Inter vivos transfers and intended bequests, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (1999) View citations (181) (1999)
20. Pensions and the Distribution of Wealth
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
    See also Chapter Pensions and the Distribution of Wealth, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1998) View citations (3) (1998)
21. The Predictive Validity of Subjective Probabilities of Survival
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (18)
    See also Journal Article The Predictive Validity of Subjective Probabilities of Survival, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2002) View citations (256) (2002)

1996

22. Measurement and the Redistribution of Resources Within the Family
    Working Papers, RAND - Reprint Series View citations (55)

1995

23. Factors Determining Participation of the Elderly in SSI
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
24. Transfer Behavior With the Family: Results from the Asset and Health Dynamics Survey
    Working Papers, RAND - Labor and Population Program View citations (4)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1995) View citations (39)

1994

25. Transfer Behavior: Measurement and the Redistribution of Resources within the Family
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (14)

1993

26. Evaluation of Subjective Probability Distributions in the HRS
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (16)
27. The Relationship Between Job Characteristics and Retirement
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (54)

Journal Articles

2016

1. Consumption and the extended family
   Economics Letters, 2016, 140, (C), 34-38 View citations (5)
2. Dynamic aspects of family transfers
   Journal of Public Economics, 2016, 137, (C), 1-13 View citations (47)
   See also Working Paper Dynamic Aspects of Family Transfers, NBER Working Papers (2012) View citations (10) (2012)

2013

3. The Estate Tax and Inter Vivos Transfers over Time
   American Economic Review, 2013, 103, (3), 478-83 View citations (5)

2008

4. Preference Heterogeneity and Insurance Markets: Explaining a Puzzle of Insurance
   American Economic Review, 2008, 98, (2), 157-62 View citations (132)
   See also Working Paper Preference Heterogeneity and Insurance Markets: Explaining a Puzzle of Insurance, NBER Working Papers (2008) View citations (133) (2008)

2006

5. Multiple Dimensions of Private Information: Evidence from the Long-Term Care Insurance Market
   American Economic Review, 2006, 96, (4), 938-958 View citations (446)

2005

6. Dynamic Inefficiencies in Insurance Markets: Evidence from Long-Term Care Insurance
   American Economic Review, 2005, 95, (2), 224-228 View citations (69)
   See also Working Paper Dynamic Inefficiencies in Insurance Markets: Evidence from long-term care insurance, NBER Working Papers (2005) View citations (67) (2005)
7. Widow(er) Poverty and Out-of-Pocket Medical Expenditures Near the End of Life
   The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 2005, 60, (3), S160-S168 View citations (8)

2004

8. Estate and Gift Tax Incentives and Inter Vivos Giving
   National Tax Journal, 2004, 57, (2), 429-44 View citations (41)
9. Health and Retirement: Do Changes in Health Affect Retirement Expectations?
   Journal of Human Resources, 2004, 39, (3) View citations (193)
   See also Working Paper Health and Retirement: Do Changes in Health Affect Retirement Expectations?, NBER Working Papers (2002) View citations (22) (2002)
10. Why Parents Play Favorites: Explanations for Unequal Bequests
    American Economic Review, 2004, 94, (5), 1669-1681 View citations (83)
    See also Working Paper Why Parents Play Favorites: Explanations for Unequal Bequests, NBER Working Papers (2003) View citations (9) (2003)

2002

11. Public Policy and the U.S. Health Insurance Market: Direct and Indirect Provision of Insurance
    National Tax Journal, 2002, 55, (4), 789-827 View citations (1)
12. The Predictive Validity of Subjective Probabilities of Survival
    Economic Journal, 2002, 112, (482), 966-985 View citations (256)
    See also Working Paper The Predictive Validity of Subjective Probabilities of Survival, NBER Working Papers (1997) View citations (18) (1997)

2001

13. The cost of equality: unequal bequests and tax avoidance
    Journal of Public Economics, 2001, 79, (1), 179-204 View citations (41)

2000

14. Social security, economic growth, and the rise in elderly widows’ independence in the twentieth century
    Demography, 2000, 37, (2), 221-236 View citations (61)

1999

15. Inter vivos transfers and intended bequests
    Journal of Public Economics, 1999, 73, (3), 321-351 View citations (181)
    See also Working Paper Inter vivos Transfers and Intended Bequests, NBER Working Papers (1997) View citations (10) (1997)

1998

16. Job Change Patterns And The Wages Of Young Men
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1998, 80, (2), 276-286 View citations (75)

1997

17. Medical insurance and the use of health care services by the elderly
    Journal of Health Economics, 1997, 16, (2), 129-154 View citations (78)

1996

18. Factors Determining Participation of the Elderly in Supplemental Security Income
    Journal of Human Resources, 1996, 31, (2), 331-358 View citations (31)

1995

19. Measurement Error and Poverty Rates of Widows
    Journal of Human Resources, 1995, 30, (1), 113-134 View citations (11)

Chapters

2024

1. Introduction to "Long-Term Care around the World"
   A chapter in Long-Term Care around the World, 2024

2023

2. Long-Term Care in the United States
   A chapter in Long-Term Care around the World, 2023
   See also Working Paper Long-term Care in the United States, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2023) (2023)

2017

3. Women Working Longer: Labor Market Implications of Providing Family Care
   A chapter in Women Working Longer: Increased Employment at Older Ages, 2017, pp 157-181 View citations (1)

2011

4. The Risk of Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure at the End of Life
   A chapter in Explorations in the Economics of Aging, 2011, pp 101-128 View citations (16)
   See also Working Paper The Risk of Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure at End of Life, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010) View citations (31) (2010)

2006

5. Does Caregiving Affect Work? Evidence Based on Prior Labor Force Experience
   A chapter in Health Care Issues in the United States and Japan, 2006, pp 209-228 View citations (3)

2002

6. Guaranteed Income. SSI and the Well-Being of the Elderly Poor
   A chapter in The Distributional Aspects of Social Security and Social Security Reform, 2002, pp 49-84 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Guaranteed Income: SSI and the Well-Being of the Elderly Poor, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2000) View citations (4) (2000)

2000

7. Inter Vivos Transfers or Bequests? Estate Taxes and the Timing of Parental Giving
   A chapter in Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 14, 2000, pp 93-122 View citations (17)

1998

8. Caring for the Elderly: The Role of Adult Children
   A chapter in Inquiries in the Economics of Aging, 1998, pp 133-166 View citations (32)
9. Pensions and the Distribution of Wealth
   A chapter in Frontiers in the Economics of Aging, 1998, pp 463-486 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper Pensions and the Distribution of Wealth, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1997) View citations (9) (1997)