Incidental Bequests and the Choice to Self-Insure Late-Life Risks
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- Lee M. Lockwood, 2018. "Incidental Bequests and the Choice to Self-Insure Late-Life Risks," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 108(9), pages 2513-2550, September.
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JEL classification:
- 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
- H55 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Social Security and Public Pensions
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-AGE-2015-01-03 (Economics of Ageing)
- NEP-HEA-2015-01-03 (Health Economics)
- NEP-IAS-2015-01-03 (Insurance Economics)
- NEP-MAC-2015-01-03 (Macroeconomics)
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