Published Papers
The impact of health on labor supply near retirement
with Richard Blundell, Jack Britton and Monica Costas Dias
Journal of Human Resources (forthcoming)
End of Life Medical Expenses
with John Jones, Elaine Kelly and Jeremy McCauley
Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences (forthcoming)
Medical Spending, Bequests, and Asset Dynamics around the Time of Death
with John Jones, Mariacristina De Nardi, Rory McGee and Rachel Rodgers
Economic Quarterly (2020)
Health and employment amongst older workers
with Jack Britton
Fiscal Studies (2020)
Social Security Research at the University of Michigan Retirement and Disability Research Center
with John Laitner, Alan L. Gustman, Michael D. Hurd, Olivia S. Mitchell, Kathleen J. Mullen, and Susan C. Barnes
Social Security Bulletin (2020)
Association between the arrested decline in cardiovascular disease and health and social-care costs: a modelling study
with Brendan Collins and others
The Lancet (2019)
Will social care need more resources? A modelling study of health and social costs in England and Wales for alternative future cardiovascular disease scenarios
with Brendan Collins and others
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health (2019)
Industry Dynamics and Minimum Wage: A Putty-Clay Approach
with Daniel Aaronson, Isaac Sorkin and Ted To
International Economic Review (2018)
The Lifetime Medical Spending of Retirees
with John Jones, Mariacristina De Nardi, Rory McGee and Justin Kirschner
Economic Quarterly (Fall, 2018)
Who receives Medicaid in Old Age? Rules and Reality
with Margherita Borella and Mariacristina De Nardi
Fiscal Studies (2017)
The Accuracy of Economic Measurement in the Health and Retirement Study
with John Jones and Jeremy McCauley
Forum for Health Economics and Policy (2017)
Health, Health Insurance, and Retirement: A Survey
with John Jones
Annual review of Economics (2017)
Data from the US and Eight Other Developed Countries Show that End-of-Life Medical Spending is Lower than Previously Reported
with Jeremy McCauley and Elaine Kelly and others
Health Affairs (2017)
The Effect of Health Insurance on Near-Elderly Health and Mortality
with Bernard Black, José-Antonio Espín-Sánchez and Kate Litvak
American Journal of Health Economics (2017)
Retirement Incentives and Labour Supply
with Richard Blundell and Gemma Tetlow
Handbook of the Economics of Population Aging (2016)
Medicaid Insurance in Old Age
with Mariacristina De Nardi and John Jones
American Economic Review (2016)
Savings After Retirement: A Survey
with Mariacristina De Nardi and John Jones
Annual Review of Economics (2016), Chicago Fed Letter No. 356
Medical Spending around the World: Summary of Results
with Elaine Kelly
Fical Studies (2016)
Medical Spending on the U.S. Elderly
with Mariacristina De Nardi, John Jones and Jeremy McCauley
Fical Studies (2016)
Retirement Wealth on both Sides of the Pond
with Richard Blundell, Rowena Crawford and Gemma Tetlow
Fical Studies (2016)
The Effect of Disability Insurance Receipt on Labor Supply
with Jae Song
American Economic Journal: Policy (2014)
How does a Federal Minimum Wage Hike Affect Aggregate Household Spending?
with Daniel Aaronson
Chicago Fed Letter No.313 (August, 2013)
Expected Income Growth and the Great Recession
with Taylor Kelley and An Qi
Chicago Fed Economic Perspectives Vol. 37 (1st Quarter, 2013)
The Spending and Debt Response to Minimum Wage Hikes
with Daniel Aaronson and Sumit Agarwal
American Economic Review (2012)
Public Pensions and Labor Supply over the Life Cycle
with John Jones
International Tax and Public Finance (2012)
Review of "The Minimum Wage and Labour Market Outcomes"
(by Chris Flinn)
Economic Journal (2012)
with Mariacristina De Nardi, Angshuman Gooptu and John Jones
Chicago Fed Economic Perspectives Vol. 36 (1st Quarter, 2012)
Consumption and the Great Recession
with David Benson and Mariacristina De Nardi
Chicago Fed Economic Perspectives Vol. 36 (1st Quarter, 2012)
with Mariacristina De Nardi and John Jones
Chicago Fed Letter No.294 (January, 2012)
The Effects of Health Insurance and Self-Insurance on Retirement Behaviour
with John Jones
Econometrica (2011)
Identification of Models of the Labor Market
with Chris Taber
Handbook of Labour Economics (2011)
How do Sudden Large Losses in Wealth Affect Labor Force Participation?
with David Benson
Chicago Fed Letter No.282 (January, 2011)
Comments on “Innovative Institutions and Products for Retirement Provision in Europe"
(by Lans Bovenberg and Theo Nijman)
Ageing, Health, and Pensions in Europe: an Economic and Social Policy Perspective (2010)
Why do the Elderly Save? The Role of Medical Expenses
with Mariacristina De Nardi and John Jones
Journal of Political Economy (2010)
Life Expectancy and Old Age Savings
with Mariacristina De Nardi and John Jones
American Economic Review, Papers and Proceedings (2009)
The Effect of Progressive Taxation on Labor Supply when Hours and Wages are Jointly Determined
with Daniel Aaronson
Journal of Human Resources (2009)
The Minimum Wage, Restaurant Prices, and Labor Market Structure
with Daniel Aaronson and James MacDonald
Journal of Human Resources (2008)
Product Market Evidence on the Employment Effects of the Minimum Wage
with Daniel Aaronson
Journal of Labour Economics (2007)
Asset Rundown after Retirement: The Importance of Rate of Return Shocks
with Olesya Baker and Phil Doctor
Chicago Fed Economic Perspectives Vol. 31 (2nd Quarter, 2007)
Labor Force and Wage Dynamics Among Low Skilled Workers
with Bhashkar Mazumder and Chris Taber
Working and Poor: How Economic and Policy Changes Are Affecting Low-Wage Workers (2006)
Right before the End: Asset Decumulation at the End of Life
with Olesya Baker, Mariacristina De Nardi, John Jones
Chicago Fed Economic Perspectives Vol. 30 (1st Quarter, 2006)
The Effects of Health, Wealth, and Wages on Labor Supply and Retirement Behaviour
Review of Economic Studies (2005)
On the Distribution and Dynamics of Health Costs
with John Jones
Journal of Applied Econometrics (2004)
You can't take it with you: Asset Rundown at the end of the life cycle
with Kate Anderson and Tina Lam
Chicago Fed Economic Perspectives Vol. 28 (3rd Quarter, 2004)
The Labor Supply Response to (Mismeasured but) Predictable Wage Changes
Review of Economics and Statistics (2004)
The Effect of Part-Time Work on Wages: Evidence from the Social Security Rules
Journal of Labour Economics (2004)
Analyzing the relationship between health insurance, health costs and health care utilization
with Kirti Kamboj
Chicago Fed Economic Perspectives Vol. 26 (3rd Quarter, 2002)
Is there still an Investment Overhang, and if so, should we sorry about it?
with Thomas H. Klier and David Oppedahl
Chicago Fed Letter No.177a (May, 2002)
The effect of the run-up in the stock market on labor supply
with Ing-Haw Cheng
Chicago Fed Economic Perspectives Vol. 24 (4th Quarter, 2002)