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Nursing home residents make a difference—The overestimation of saving rates at older ages

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Based on the HRS, I find strong dissaving of nursing home residents and a significant overestimation of U.S. saving rates from age 75 onwards if nursing home residents are excluded as in most micro datasets.

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  • Ziegelmeyer, Michael, 2012. "Nursing home residents make a difference—The overestimation of saving rates at older ages," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 117(3), pages 569-572.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:117:y:2012:i:3:p:569-572
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2012.07.037
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    • D91 - Microeconomics - - Micro-Based Behavioral Economics - - - Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making
    • E21 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Consumption; Saving; Wealth
    • D12 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis

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