Why do the elderly save? The role of medical expenses

Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 39-75

  De Nardi, Mariacristina ^a   French, Eric ^a   Jones, John B ^b  

^a NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY POPULATION; HEALTH EXPENDITURE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HETEROGENEITY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MODELING;

EID: 77950432702     PISSN: 00223808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/651674     Document Type: Article

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