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Does Ill Health Affect Savings Intentions? Evidence from SHARE


Hendrik Jürges


University of Mannheim - Mannheim Research Institute for the Economics of Aging (MEA); German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin)
December 12, 2006

MEA Discussion Paper No. 139-07

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This paper uses data from SHARE 2004 to analyze one possible causal pathway of the health-wealth gradient, namely differences in the marginal propensity to save and spend across different health states. Conditional on age and current wealth, I find weak relationships between health and the intended use of a hypothetical windfall gift as well bequest expectations. The overall effect of health on wealth through this link is positive but very small.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 20

Keywords: socio-economic differences in health, savings, bequest expectations

JEL Classification: I12, J14

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Date posted: August 11, 2009  

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Jürges, Hendrik, Does Ill Health Affect Savings Intentions? Evidence from SHARE (December 12, 2006). MEA Discussion Paper No. 139-07. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1445348 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1445348

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Hendrik Jürges (Contact Author)
University of Mannheim - Mannheim Research Institute for the Economics of Aging (MEA) ( email )
D-68131 Mannheim
Germany

German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) ( email )
Mohrenstraße 58
Berlin, 10117
Germany
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