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Nicole MaestasSanta Monica Office Economist EducationPh.D. in economics, University of California, Berkeley; M.P.P., Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley; B.A. in English and Spanish, Wellesley College |
Research Focus
Work at older ages; retirement behavior; Social Security and pensions; Medicare and related insurance markets
RAND Research Areas
Health and Health Care; Population and Aging; Workforce and Workplace
Recent Projects
- The effect of the Medicare program on disparities in health care utilization, treatment intensity, and mortality
- Price variation in the Medigap insurance market
- Retirement, unretirement, and partial retirement
- Job search by older workers
- Self-employment among older workers
Selected Publications
Nicole Maestas, David Card, Carlos Dobkin, "Does Medicare Save Lives?", Quarterly Journal of Economics, 124(2) 597-636, 2009
Nicole Maestas, David Card, Carlos Dobkin, "The Impact of Nearly Universal Insurance Coverage on Health Care Utilization and Health: Evidence from Medicare", American Economic Review, 98(5) 2242–58, 2008
Nicole Maestas, Cohort Differences in Retirement Expectations and Realizations in Redefining Retirement: How Will Boomers Fare?, Oxford University Press, 2007
Nicole Maestas, "Back to Work: Expectations and Realizations of Work after Retirement", Journal of Human Resources, forthcoming 2010
Nicole Maestas and Julie Zissimopoulos, "How Longer Work Lives Ease the Crunch of Population Aging", Journal of Economic Perspectives, forthcoming Winter 2010
Research Focus
Medicare and related insurance markets; work at older ages; retirement behavior; Social Security and employer pensions; Social Security Disability Insurance program
RAND Research Areas
Health and Health Care; Population and Aging; Workforce and Workplace
Recent Projects
- Effect of Medicare on health, utilization, and mortality
- Price variation in the Medigap market
- Retirement, partial retirement, and unretirement
- Work disincentives in SSDI program
Selected Publications
Nicole Maestas, David Card, Carlos Dobkin, "Does Medicare Save Lives?", Quarterly Journal of Economics, 124(2) 597-636, 2009
Nicole Maestas, David Card, Carlos Dobkin, "The Impact of Nearly Universal Insurance Coverage on Health Care Utilization and Health: Evidence from Medicare", American Economic Review, 98(5) 2242–58, 2008
Nicole Maestas, Cohort Differences in Retirement Expectations and Realizations in Redefining Retirement: How Will Boomers Fare?, Oxford University Press, 2007
Nicole Maestas, "Back to Work: Expectations and Realizations of Work after Retirement", Journal of Human Resources, forthcoming 2010
Nicole Maestas and Julie Zissimopoulos, "How Longer Work Lives Ease the Crunch of Population Aging", Journal of Economic Perspectives, forthcoming Winter 2010
Research Focus
Retirement behavior, health insurance
Recent Projects
- Retirement expectations and work after retirement
- Joint retirement of married couples
- Self-employment among older workers
- Impact of Medicare on health care utilization and treatment intensity
- Delayed health care among the near elderly
- Medical expense risk and household financial behavior
- Understanding the Medigap market
Recent Media Appearances
Interviews: Associated Press; CBS News Affiliate
To arrange an interview:
Contact the RAND Office of Media Relations, (703) 413-1100, x5117 or (310) 451-6913, or send an email to media@rand.org.
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