Changes in Human Capital and Wage Inequality in Mexico

Rice, N., Roberts, J. and Jones, A.M. (2007) Changes in Human Capital and Wage Inequality in Mexico. Working Paper. Department of Economics, University of Sheffield ISSN 1749-8368

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Abstract

We follow individuals as they retire using discrete-time hazard models applied to a stock sample from 12 waves of the British Household Panel Survey. Results confirm that health shocks are a determinant of retirement age and are quantitatively more important than pension entitlement. This is the case for both men and women and is observed for both a measure of health limitations and a measure of latent health status obtained from a generalized ordered probit model. Further, our results provide evidence that, for women, the health status of their partner impacts on their retirement decisions; an effect that is not evident for men.

Item Type:	Monograph (Working Paper)
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Keywords:	health, retirement, discrete-time duration models
Academic Units:	The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Economics (Sheffield) > Sheffield Economics Research Papers Series
Depositing User:	Repository Officer
Date Deposited:	21 Oct 2009 16:12
Last Modified:	08 Feb 2013 16:59
Published Version:	http://www.shef.ac.uk/economics/research/serps/yea...
Status:	Published
Publisher:	Department of Economics, University of Sheffield
Identification Number:	Sheffield Economic Research Paper Series 2007002
URI:	http://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/id/eprint/9959

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