How Does Health Insurance Affect the Retirement Behavior of Women
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13776367 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kanika Kapur (0000-0002-8592-9040, University College Dublin, corresponding author), Jeannette Rogowski (0000-0002-1078-8749) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 51-67 |
| Publication date | 2011-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | INQUIRY The Journal of Health Care Organization Provision and Financing (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0046-9580 • E-ISSN: 1945-7243 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.5034/inquiryjrnl_48.01.04 |
| PMID | 21634262 |
| OpenAlex | W1993600316 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 9 |
The availability of health insurance is a crucial factor in the retirement decision. Women are substantially less likely to have health insurance from their own employment. Using the Health and Retirement Study, we examine the role of employer-provided retiree health insurance in the retirement decisions of single women, and women in single-earner and dual-earner couples. We compare the effect of health insurance on female and male retirement. Our results show that retiree health insurance increases retirement for all groups except single men. We find suggestive evidence that the role of health insurance for women hinges on their husbands' labor force status
Actuarial science · Affect (linguistics · Business · Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Group insurance · Health and Retirement Study · Health care · Health insurance · Self-insurance · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Global Health Care Issues · Medicine · Psychology · Retirement, Disability, and Employment · Gerontology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,11 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2017 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |