2013-04-14T12:36:05Z Copyright (c) 2013, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/about/people/r/rohwedder_susann.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR589.html 2008-06-26T16:05:00Z 2008-06-26T16:05:00Z

Presents findings from a test of an innovative visual representation of an Internet survey in the context of individuals' Social Security expectations.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR584.html 2008-06-13T17:39:00Z 2008-06-13T17:39:00Z

Studies the prediction of latent variables in a finite mixture of linear structural equation models.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR613.html 2008-09-08T16:15:00Z 2008-09-08T16:15:00Z

Proposes a new, less data-intensive approach relying on just a single cross-section of data to obtain reliable estimates of differential mortatlity in Europe and the United States.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR711.html 2009-11-05T16:45:00Z 2009-11-05T16:45:00Z

Using cross-nationally comparable surveys of older persons in the United States, England, and 11 European countries, this paper proposes two mechanisms how retirement may lead to cognitive decline.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20010316.html 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The authors discuss in detail pension arrangements and their evolution over time.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20030014.html 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

The goal of this chapter is to provide comparable evidence, based on microeconomic data sources, regarding the lifetimes savings profiles of households in the UK.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR626.html 2008-11-24T17:14:00Z 2008-11-24T17:14:00Z

Examines the scope of cross-country variation in institutions related to social insurance.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR646.html 2008-12-17T09:05:00Z 2008-12-17T09:05:00Z

Examines issues that arise designing a survey module to collect spending data with strict time constraints.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR563.html 2008-04-24T12:00:00Z 2008-04-24T12:00:00Z

Examines panel data on total spending, nondurable spending, and food spending to explain patterns of decline in consumption for U.S. and British households after their members retire.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR810.html 2010-11-23T09:59:00Z 2010-11-23T09:59:00Z

Presents evidence from high-frequency data collections dedicated to tracking the effects of the financial crisis and great recession on American households.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR872.html 2011-09-27T14:00:00Z 2011-09-27T14:00:00Z

Defines and estimates measures of economic preparation for retirement based on an inventory of economic resources while taking into account the risk of living to advanced old age and the risk of high out-of-pocket spending for health care services.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR463.html 2007-03-21T19:47:00Z 2007-03-21T19:47:00Z

Presents data from the Health and Retirement Study, representative of the U.S. population age 51 and over, on time-use: paid work, housework, leisure, personal care, sleep, exercise, managing finances, time at computer, socializing, and volunteering.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR342.html 2006-02-06T14:53:00Z 2006-02-06T14:53:00Z

Examines models of economic behavior to explain patterns of decline in consumption for U.S. and British households after their members retire.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR410.html 2007-01-11T17:08:00Z 2007-01-11T17:08:00Z

Finds that the poverty rate based on consumption is lower than the income-based poverty rate, particularly for older single persons such as widows. The explanation for the difference is the ability to consume out of wealth.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR242.html 2005-04-04T08:46:00Z 2005-04-04T08:46:00Z

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR195.html 2004-11-23T15:49:00Z 2004-11-23T15:49:00Z

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR782.html 2010-09-21T15:14:00Z 2010-09-21T15:14:00Z

Presents empirical evidence from the Health and Retirement Study Internet Survey and documents systematic variation in respondents' uncertainty about their future Social Security benefits by individual characteristics.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/drafts/DRU3009.html 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

The authors find that data on anticipated consumption changes at retirement and on realized consumption changes following retirement show that reductions in consumption at retirement are fully anticipated.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR939.html 2012-07-20T13:30:00Z 2012-07-20T13:30:00Z

Reports on the outcomes of a monthly Internet survey designed to measure total household spending as the aggregate of about 40 spending components.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR938.html 2012-07-20T10:45:00Z 2012-07-20T10:45:00Z

Analyzes the relationships between actual stock market price changes and the subjective probability of price changes, and between the subjective probability of price changes and the likelihood of engaging in stock trading.